chantelfox
New member
Hey all, ok this might be nothing at all, but I just wanted to know
if I need to get this checked out. I had my PICC line removed last
Thursday. It was put in on the inside of my left arm and the next
day (or maybe even later that day...I'm not really sure) the
<i>back</i> side of my left arm began to hurt REALLY bad. It only
hurts when I touch it (even lightly) or bump it on something . The
nurse kind of freaked me out, because when she took it out she
said to watch for pain around the site/arm (as the tip of the
line was cut by the radiologists that put it in and she got a
different measurement than they did - hers was strangely
<i><b>longer</b></i> than the one recorded in the notes by the
radiologists). She said if I got pain to go into the ER, but I
can't afford that. What if it's a bruise? It's quite possible that
I hit it on something and don't remember. I remember hitting SOME
part of my body really hard before the pain started, but can't
remember where I hit it and it didn't hurt at the time I hit it.
Anyone have any advice? Has anyone had the type of pain she
was talking about watching out for?? If it were pain because
a piece of the line was in my vein, I would think I wouldn't feel
it, because the PICC line doesn't cause me pain and it's in my vein
for 2 weeks. Right??? This is kinda silly I think, because I think
it might be a bruise but I'm paranoid now, because of what she told
me. Thanks all!
if I need to get this checked out. I had my PICC line removed last
Thursday. It was put in on the inside of my left arm and the next
day (or maybe even later that day...I'm not really sure) the
<i>back</i> side of my left arm began to hurt REALLY bad. It only
hurts when I touch it (even lightly) or bump it on something . The
nurse kind of freaked me out, because when she took it out she
said to watch for pain around the site/arm (as the tip of the
line was cut by the radiologists that put it in and she got a
different measurement than they did - hers was strangely
<i><b>longer</b></i> than the one recorded in the notes by the
radiologists). She said if I got pain to go into the ER, but I
can't afford that. What if it's a bruise? It's quite possible that
I hit it on something and don't remember. I remember hitting SOME
part of my body really hard before the pain started, but can't
remember where I hit it and it didn't hurt at the time I hit it.
Anyone have any advice? Has anyone had the type of pain she
was talking about watching out for?? If it were pain because
a piece of the line was in my vein, I would think I wouldn't feel
it, because the PICC line doesn't cause me pain and it's in my vein
for 2 weeks. Right??? This is kinda silly I think, because I think
it might be a bruise but I'm paranoid now, because of what she told
me. Thanks all!