nerve damage due to IV

[Trish53]

I recently was in the hospital and had an IV and while they had to try a few times, one of these time it hit a nerve. The IV ended up in the other arm but a day or so after I got out of the hospital I started to have somwhat sharp pain in my wrist and down into the meaty part of my thumb.
I'm wondering if this will go away eventually or should I see someone about it?

[TJT21]

I had an IV while I was in the hospital back in January and my arm still feel like I have the IV in 3-4 months later. It's very weak and painful.

[qbandan]

  Last Tuesday,before surgery. the nurse started an IV in my arm. It produced a painful shock and  fortunately, the nurse removed it immediately.  I am now experiencing numbness and pain in my two middle fingers that worsens when I fully extend my arm. A doctor and an OT believe it will probably heal. But I sure would appreciate any exercises that you think might be helpful. I am very concerned because I need to be fully functional to  earn a living. thank you very much       Karl Lattarulo

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[markken1]

Yes, please send the exercises to me.  ***@****  my son has the pain on the inside of his arm at the elbow at a point close to his body.  this happened about two years ago when an iv was removed very quickly and the needle was bent.
thanks
Mark

[sacestbon]

Understand what you saying, but 3 mts. later, and still hurting. Can't even scratch my wrist area without feeling like its being shocked. Limited mobility of the wrist.

[Sleepybe]

I know it's been a few years since you posted this but since you seem to know what's going on i thought I'd ask.

I had an arterial gas test less than a week ago. It was about my fourth or fith such test but though they are always more painful than a regular blood test it had never been so outlandishly painful. When the dr took the needle out it felt like it was way too thick and had pulled something away with it. I SCREAMED in pain for over an hour. The pain radiated all the way up my arm and I to my shoulder. Slowly over the next few days it got a little better although I was feeling slight tingling in my hand, like pins and needles plus a dull ache and my hand was hard to use.
Until this morning when things just got much worse agin: I woke up with my hand fully asleep as if I had been lying on top of it, except that I wasn't: my hand was just lying straight by my side, no weight on it at all that could explain pins and needles. But it felt like my circulation was totally cut off. Then throughout the day I noticed that my hand got more pins and needles each time I was in the lying position, or raised my hand, and then as soon as I began to try and do anything with my hand (like pulling a door open, picking something up) it became very difficult and painful at the wrist where the puncture was. I am terrified that the artery was damaged as it really felt like blood flow to my hand was reduced seing as I had classic pins and needles. I asked the nurse but she couldn't be bothered to help.  Further more the nurse doesn't seem to know whether my symptoms are of artery damage or nerve damage. In your opinion which is more likely and what is the prognosis???

[Sleepybe]

I had an arterial gas test less than a week ago. It was about my fourth or fith such test but though they are always more painful than a regular blood test it had never been so outlandishly painful. When the dr took the needle out it felt like it was way too thick and had pulled something away with it. I SCREAMED in pain for over an hour. The pain radiated all the way up my arm and I to my shoulder. Slowly over the next few days it got a little better although I was feeling slight tingling in my hand, like pins and needles and my hand was hard to use. Until this morning when I woke up with my hand fully asleep as if I had been lying on top of it, except that I wasn't: my hand was just lying straight by my side, no weight on it at all that could explain pins and needles. But it felt like my circulation was totally cut off. Then throughout the day I noticed that my hand got more pins and needles each time I was in the lying position, and then as soon as I began to try and do anything with my hand it became very difficult and painful at the wrist where the puncture was. I am terrified that the artery was damaged as it really felt like blood flow to my hand was reduced seing as I had classic pins and needles. I asked the nurse but she couldn't be bothered. Further more the nurse doesn't seem to know whether my symptoms are of artery damage or nerve damage. In your opinion which is more likely and what is the prognosis???