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Persistent Pain In Shoulder, Underarm, Chest, Difficulty In Lifting And Moving Arm, After Removal Of Picc Line. Normal Test Results, Had E-coli In Blood. What Can Be Done To Relieve Pain?
Hello, I had my picc line removed last Thursday. Had pain when it was in and still having pain in my left shoulder , underarm , chest, can t lift and hurt to move the arm since the picc line. Had blood test bmp pt, ptt, CNBC with diff,ck ckmb, ultrasound, cut with radioactive dye, ekg , all came out fine,I was hospitalized with ecoli in the blood. Please help me this pain is driving me crazy
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Hello.
Thanks for writing to us.
The pain that you have could be a muscular pain or related to generalized weakness caused by the infection you had recently.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal ,
drtayal72@gmail.com
Thanks for writing to us.
The pain that you have could be a muscular pain or related to generalized weakness caused by the infection you had recently.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal ,
drtayal72@gmail.com
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