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Red And Swollen Arm Down To Fingertips That Get Freezing
My arm is red and swollen down to my fingertips and it looks like I have broken blood vessels or capillaries. my wife noticed my arm hanging off the bed last night in a very awkward position. When she picked it up to bend it so my hand was resting on my chest I screamed in pain.my arm was freezing and swollen. from the shoulder to fingers and the pain was there too. Its my left arm and when I awoke this morning i thought i was having a heart attack due to pains in my chest also. What is causing the pain, swelling and broken blood vessels? Forget it I thought you were doing this out of the goodness of your heart...but you are charging....do you think if I had medical insurance I would have asked you on a website...what happens if I am having a heart attack and you wont help me over $18.00 ..what happened to Do no harm
A red and swollen arm could be caused due to various reasons and although it does quarantine a cardiovascular examination as well as it is protocol to do so with all cases of chest pain and left arm pain.
Also possible is that due to the position you slept it, there was poor circulation to your left arm resulting in lowered temperature, swelling and redness which are all typical symptoms.
There are various other causes to such a presentation, and you will have to be elaborately evaluated.
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Red And Swollen Arm Down To Fingertips That Get Freezing
Hello sir and welcome. A red and swollen arm could be caused due to various reasons and although it does quarantine a cardiovascular examination as well as it is protocol to do so with all cases of chest pain and left arm pain. Also possible is that due to the position you slept it, there was poor circulation to your left arm resulting in lowered temperature, swelling and redness which are all typical symptoms. There are various other causes to such a presentation, and you will have to be elaborately evaluated. Doctors are very busy individuals, and in their free-time have the right to some family time or even time to relax. But in our free time, the doctors on this forum work hard and sacrifice their family time and time to relax to reply to queries from people around the world who canmot visit a hospital or cannot afford to. Paying them a small amount for their services is not too much to ask for. We have two variants on this forum; a public forum where you can post answers for free but may not get an immediate reply, and a premium service where you should get a prompt reply. It is your choice to choose what you want. Best wishes.