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I went into hospital last Saturday for stomach pains ? cause. Whilst in I had several blood tests and X - rays.
I have very difficult veins to find. One blood test was taken at my left wrist for blood gases. Since then I have been getting a feeling of electric shock type sensation running up and down my hand /wrist and to the palm of my hand. It is quite painful.
I have very difficult veins to find. One blood test was taken at my left wrist for blood gases. Since then I have been getting a feeling of electric shock type sensation running up and down my hand /wrist and to the palm of my hand. It is quite painful.
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My goodness. You had a procedure in which they drew your arterial blood gases. That is done by putting a needle into the wrists to find the artery. Newly minted physicians, nurse practicioners, paramedics and PA's have to be certified by drawing three to five of them in a hospital. The liklihood is you got a trainee and yours was his/her first. In fairness, the technique is difficult to learn. Because teaching hospitals are there to "teach" they are often performed unnecessarily. There are very sensitive nerves in the area that can be irritated by the trochar. The bad news is that when inflammed they can be painful for several weeks, or even three months. The good news is that the pain always goes away eventually. Try ice on the wrist and ibuprofun, 400 mg a day in two divided doses.
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