I just had blood drawn for glucose test, the nurse done everything really fast and afterwards a knot/hard place appeared right above the injection site, it s brushing and really sore. My whole arm from the bend of elbow up to muscle hurts now and my hand is tingly. I have never had any experience like this before and I ve had blood drawn many times as well as donated blood. Is this normal? Should I go get it checked?
His have read your complaints In my opinion you have got phlebitis which is inflammation of vein and occurs after blood extraction or intravenous Chat Doctor. If I were treating you in my clinic I would prescribe oral analgesics such as ibuprofen or diclofenac 100\u00a0mg for some days would have reassured you that it is self limiting, but proper monitoring is required. I would also suggest ice application for soothing. As you can get these