So on my last holiday to the local hospital, I had an IV put in my left arm right at the bend of my elbow slightly to the right side. After a few days, it was starting to irritate me so they moved it to my right arm. Everything is fine, but now 2 weeks after getting home, the IV site on my left arm where they put the IV in at my elbow has swollen up and is so tender.
I went to the doctor, he took one look at it and said "Oh, that's just "Phlebitis " WTF? Ok, so I googled it and it mentions it in legs but nothing in arms then goes on to talk about blood clots...great!!! Has anyone else had this and what did you do about it? My doctor didn't seem too concerned about it. He said if it gets bigger or hurts more, go see him again.
I went to the doctor, he took one look at it and said "Oh, that's just "Phlebitis " WTF? Ok, so I googled it and it mentions it in legs but nothing in arms then goes on to talk about blood clots...great!!! Has anyone else had this and what did you do about it? My doctor didn't seem too concerned about it. He said if it gets bigger or hurts more, go see him again.