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Neck and chest pain and arm weakness
Brain & Nervous System | Last Active: Feb 22, 2023 | Replies (16)Comment receiving replies
Thank you for the message. Because of the needle stick in my left arm I’m a paralyzed Veteran. The pain in my brain has caused me to have 3 brain surgery’s I will include a picture of my left arm just hours after the blood draw. I have read a lot of studies that Mayo Clinic has been doing on needle sticks and hopefully they will take me in as a patient and do a total test so I can be fixed even if it leads to Stem Cells into the brain 🧠
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What may have happened is they may have pushed the needle all the way through the vein. Sometimes a vein blows up. It is very painful because blood escapes into the tissue where it doesn't belong and causes swelling. That has happened to me when an inexperienced person is trying to tap a vein. They can also hit a valve inside the vein which hurts and could cause a misdirected needle. The valves are there so blood cannot back flow since veins are lower pressure. The arteries contract and assist the heart in pumping blood which is why you can feel a pulse. If that is what happened, it should resolve in about 2 weeks. You may see bruising color develop if it gets close to the skin.