Meaning of pain in arm and discoloration after IV insertion?
Patient: I was in the hospital last week and when my Iv was inserted it hurt worse then normal. When it was removed it hurt terrably and 4 days later it is still hurting it feels like something is in my arm a little discolered but not much it eas put in mu forarm and it hurts all the way to my inner arm/elbow. what does this mean? Doctor: well dont worry its a common response to IV insertionafter removing the iv cannula it takes a while for the small hole in your veins to plug up or closeduring these time some blood escaped to the surrounding tissue hence the bruisingitll feel sore yes but rest assured you would be finethe pain is caused by phlebitis ( inflamed vein) which is just a healing response of the vein after a puncture wound in this case a needlewarm compress can help since it would improve the circulation in the area thereby improving the healing response and washing away the pain chemicals