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04-28-2006, 05:15 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
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| | | Someone please help
last week friday, i passed out due to a severe hypo. woke up in the ER with a drip in my arm, as soon as i came around, i felt as though my right arm where the drip was insereted was about to explode. it's been sore and tender ever since, the vein where the drip was inserted has become painful, red and hard. i've been doing my normal weightlifting etc, but now it's become really bad. what is it and what should i do? |
04-28-2006, 05:21 AM
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| | | I would contact the ER again and ask them. I had this happen about 10 years ago but unfortunately I was only 14 at the time and don't remember what they did. But I was in the ER and had an IV in and while the IV was in it hurt like heck. So they had to take it out an reinsert it at that time in my other arm but the first spot still swelled up alot. I'm not sure what they ever did.
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04-28-2006, 05:56 AM
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| | | I would contact the ER and let them know. I had 5 MRIs done early this month and had a lot of GAD injected, which is a lot like IVs. It was bruised for quite some time and VERY itchy.
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04-28-2006, 07:29 AM
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| | ok, got to the bottom of this at last, might be of use for future reference. it's actually phlybitis due to an over aggressive drip setting. another wonder of the highly competent SA medical staff  |
04-28-2006, 07:32 AM
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| | They attempted an IV six times before they were successful when I was delivering my first. They put ice packs on the unsuccessful attempts 
and they seemed to help. |
04-28-2006, 06:56 PM
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| | I would definitely call your doctor  ...for there to be that much pain this long after having it removed, doesn't seem quite right .
Hope you feel better !
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04-28-2006, 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by am1977 I would definitely call your doctor ...for there to be that much pain this long after having it removed, doesn't seem quite right .
Hope you feel better ! | Doctor is the one who explained to me whats happening, check my last post  |
04-29-2006, 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Pitzi ok, got to the bottom of this at last, might be of use for future reference. it's actually phlybitis due to an over aggressive drip setting. another wonder of the highly competent SA medical staff |
You have a blood clot? If so, you need to be careful.
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04-29-2006, 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Pitzi ok, got to the bottom of this at last, might be of use for future reference. it's actually phlybitis due to an over aggressive drip setting. another wonder of the highly competent SA medical staff | And if it wasn't for them where do you think you would be now?
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04-29-2006, 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by lgvincent You have a blood clot? If so, you need to be careful. | No blood clot, just the vein has a phlebitis |
04-29-2006, 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by camjen1 And if it wasn't for them where do you think you would be now? | Well I'd say better off.
They couldn't treat my high BG levels when I was diagnosed, I had to travel to Italy to be put on the correct insulin type and treatment regimes.
When I had stomach problems, I was almost killed by an SA doc, and again I had to travel to Italy to get proper treatment. I don't really believe they've done anything for me except cause me complications. |
04-29-2006, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by lgvincent You have a blood clot? If so, you need to be careful. |
So I found a use for my very little knowledge of medical terminology... 
Phleb/o- vein (I think  ). and -itis- means inflammation of.
Hope the pain is getting better 
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04-29-2006, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by am1977 So I found a use for my very little knowledge of medical terminology...
Phleb/o- vein (I think ). and -itis- means inflammation of.
Hope the pain is getting better |
DING DING DING You're correct! You win a big bag of nasty sugar free chocolates.
Now you need to define these to complete your medical degree
-algia
-ectomy
-osis
-ostomy
-otomy
-plasty
-rrhage
-rrhaphy
-rrhage
-rrhea
-rrhexis
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04-29-2006, 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by camjen1 DING DING DING You're correct! You win a big bag of nasty sugar free chocolates.
Now you need to define these to complete your medical degree
-algia
-ectomy
-osis
-ostomy
-otomy
-plasty
-rrhage
-rrhaphy
-rrhage
-rrhea
-rrhexis |
I'll try my best... :winK:
-algia- pain
-ectomy- removal of
-osis- condition of
-ostomy- surgical opening
-otomy- incision into
-plasty- surgical repair
-rrhage- flow of
-rrhaphy- suture of
-rrhage- flow of
-rrhea- discharge of
-rrhexis- rupture
Do I pass? But I'll nix the sugar free chocolates and go for the real thing  . Hey, any excuse to eat chocolate 
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And wash away
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I’ve faced myself
To cross out what I’ve become
Erase myself
And let go of what I’ve done
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04-29-2006, 02:44 PM
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| |  You are now certified to own your own practice. BTW, why is it called practice anyway? Kind of scary eh? And why do they make sure the needle is steralized before an lethal injection?
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