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Have Hard Vein Under The Arm Which Is Swollen. All Test Done And Have Prescribed Antibiotics But Of No Use. What To Do Now?

my son has a hard vein under his arm going down to his ribcage and is very very painful.He has had xrays but the dr. just said it must be scar tissue.It is very swollen and they gave him no antibiotics. He has no luck and im sure we have a law suit on how he has been treated,not just this time but several other occasions and they still give him a run around.He is twenty five and they are taking advantage of him and very disrespectful to me. Im very worried it might be his spleen,he finnally got a good job and cannot afoord to loose it thru our hardship.....thank u you
Wed, 6 Nov 2013
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Thanks to ask your quarries. Hard veins with pain are called thrombophlebitis. Since localized thrombophlebitis is usually caused by trivial trauma and other reasons. I would suggest you to consult a General surgeon and discuss to get a doppler flow study of the region and other venous system around. This is unlikely to be a spleenic problem since it would cause a lot of other symptoms.Simultaneously he might suggest for routine blood test and USG abdomen as necessary. Since it is localized it can settle with pain medication with time but if the pain persists there is always surgery to extirpate the vein and dont worry he wont lose the job. I wish you and your son good luck. If you have any more doubt you are most welcome to share it.
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Dr Samir
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Have Hard Vein Under The Arm Which Is Swollen. All Test Done And Have Prescribed Antibiotics But Of No Use. What To Do Now?

Hi Thanks to ask your quarries. Hard veins with pain are called thrombophlebitis. Since localized thrombophlebitis is usually caused by trivial trauma and other reasons. I would suggest you to consult a General surgeon and discuss to get a doppler flow study of the region and other venous system around. This is unlikely to be a spleenic problem since it would cause a lot of other symptoms.Simultaneously he might suggest for routine blood test and USG abdomen as necessary. Since it is localized it can settle with pain medication with time but if the pain persists there is always surgery to extirpate the vein and dont worry he wont lose the job. I wish you and your son good luck. If you have any more doubt you are most welcome to share it. Thanking you Dr Samir