How serious is it if you experience nerve pain after blood work?!
Question: How serious is it if you experience nerve pain after blood work?
Still after 4 days my arm hurts when I move it certain ways (just normal movement)...It's actually felt cold in the spot that it hurts the most and it feels like something is going to pop out of my arm..
This must sound crazy but it's true and I was hoping someone could give me some advice...
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There are two major nerves in the arms: One is the radial nerve located on the lateral side and the other is the ulnar nerve located in the medial side of the arm. There would be a possibility of nerve damage. Or maybe, the medical technician failed to clean your arms before taking the blood and you might be having some infection. Try to consult a neurologist to see if the technician really did hit a nerve fiber during blood extraction from your arms. In the mean time, try taking in pain killers just to partially relieve the pain.
Here's an excerpt from a medical article I have found about nerve lesions:
The median, radial, and ulnar nerves of the upper limbs may be affected by various peripheral neuropathies, each of which may be categorized according to its cause, as either an entrapment or a nonentrapment neuropathy. Entrapment neuropathies, also referred to as nerve compression syndromes, include the supracondylar process syndrome, pronator syndrome, anterior interosseous nerve syndrome, carpal tunnel syndrome, posterior interosseous nerve syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome, and Guyon canal syndrome. Nonentrapment neuropathies include traumatic nerve injuries, infectious and inflammatory conditions, polyneuropathies, and mass lesions at anatomic locations where entrapment syndromes typically do not occur. Although clinical examination and electrophysiologic testing are the cornerstone of the diagnostic work-up, in certain cases magnetic resonance (MR) imaging may provide key information about the exact anatomic location of a lesion or may help narrow the differential diagnosis. In patients with a diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy, MR imaging may help establish the cause of the condition and provide information crucial for conservative management or surgical planning. In addition, knowledge of the normal anatomy and of the possible causes, typical clinical findings, and MR imaging features of peripheral neuropathies that affect the median, radial, and ulnar nerves allows greater confidence in the diagnosis.
http://radiographics.rsna.org/content/26…