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How To Treat Pain And Swollen Lump At The Site Of Injection?

Hi. I went to a blood donation session in mid august. She cudnt get blood as i have deep veins (rare blood type though) anyway she stuck the needle in the side of my arm at my elbow and got nothing. Since then i have been left with severe pains, a swollen lump near the site where the needle went in and shooting pains down my arm. Also weakness in the arm
Fri, 26 Aug 2016
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Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

So sorry to hear about your problem and will try my best to resolve it..

As per your complain pain at the site of needle insertion along with shooting pain and numbness of the arm seems to be most probably due to piercing of nerve with the needle in an attempt to locate the vein and it is leading to nerve parasthesia and causing the following symptoms..
Needle prick injuries of the nerves generally resolve completely without and residual side effects but can take a long time from a few days to a few weeks to resolve..
Swollen lump can be due to hematoma formation as well as traumatic injury to soft tissues..
I would suggest you to start doing alternate warm and cool compresses over the swelling as well as the entire arm..
Take anti inflammatory painkiller like Ibuprofen..
Take a Vitamin B complex tablet daily...
Do physiotherapy by finger and arm movements..

In case if it does not improve in 15 days or starts worsening consult a Neurophysician and get evaluated..

Hope this helps..
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How To Treat Pain And Swollen Lump At The Site Of Injection?

Hi.. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. So sorry to hear about your problem and will try my best to resolve it.. As per your complain pain at the site of needle insertion along with shooting pain and numbness of the arm seems to be most probably due to piercing of nerve with the needle in an attempt to locate the vein and it is leading to nerve parasthesia and causing the following symptoms.. Needle prick injuries of the nerves generally resolve completely without and residual side effects but can take a long time from a few days to a few weeks to resolve.. Swollen lump can be due to hematoma formation as well as traumatic injury to soft tissues.. I would suggest you to start doing alternate warm and cool compresses over the swelling as well as the entire arm.. Take anti inflammatory painkiller like Ibuprofen.. Take a Vitamin B complex tablet daily... Do physiotherapy by finger and arm movements.. In case if it does not improve in 15 days or starts worsening consult a Neurophysician and get evaluated.. Hope this helps..