Can Phlebitis Get Better Then Worse Again
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Comment from: Amy, 35-44 Female person (Patient) Published: August 31
I had astringent hurting in my left lower extremity, my vein is out. I am 41 years old and go to the gym daily. I woke up week agone afternoon and my pes was swollen. I've been to 3 hospitals so far, got a fever and my pulse has been very high. I feel pressure around my whole body but nobody will do anything. I was told I did accept positive thrombophlebitis in my left leg, but was sent domicile with null. I am now hoping I'll make it till I tin can go assist. It's been one week off my anxiety completely and only getting worse.
Annotate from: Tired Mommy, 25-34 Female (Patient) Published: June xiv
My phlebitis started out with what looked like purple veins on my left leg. That turned into pain, swollen areas, weakness and blotchy, bruised-looking red skin. Nine days later, both of my legs injure and I feel I have it in both legs. I can feel the aforementioned pain, weakness and warmth in my left arm. And I have a ruddy blotchy rash over my whole body. I am an active 33 year old, 5'7" and 165 pounds. I have no idea how I got phlebitis. It has fabricated me depressed considering I've been so weak and afraid of blood clots.
Comment from: gill, 55-64 Female person (Caregiver) Published: June 10
I had the same phlebitis symptoms around 25 years agone, went to the doctors with symptoms in my calf. It was like dragging something heavy around my dogie. My physician said it was phlebitis, cannot remember what handling he gave me, but my symptoms have merely come back again after those, years ago. I am resting upwards. I do have varicose veins, which they do say is the cause in some cases.
Comment from: Alison, 35-44 Female (Patient) Published: February 28
My phlebitis symptoms are severe pain in my lower leg like a abiding toothache, getting much more than on movement, similar burning hot needles along the vein. Standing upwardly after rest is excruciating. It's been 2 weeks now, and painkillers don't help much.
Comment from: Chemoveins, 45-54 Female (Patient) Published: July 16
I experienced what I believe was phlebitis, 5 months after chemotherapy, at the site of an Iv. The pain I was feeling wasn't upstream from the IV site, it was in my forearm and wrist where the chemotherapy had been administered. I realize now that doctors and nurses were looking for red streaks and pain in a higher place the site. No 1 asked me about heat - I was feeling that moving toward my chest. I didn't tell them. I had begged them to accept out the catheter and they didn't; I figured they thought I was schizophrenic.
Comment from: Lucky13, 45-54 Female person (Patient) Published: June 05
I tin't say exactly when my phlebitis began, either right after surgery to remove my lymph nodes in the femoral groin expanse or while I was taking chemotherapy. My legs became awful. I accept lost sensation in both legs, and the only matter I can feel is extreme called-for and hurting. My legs were leaking fluid and my shins await similar I've been kicked. I had surgery on the veins in both legs. It improved the swelling. They still burn down like fire. I am trying to get the weeping lesions and bumps to heal up.
Annotate from: Paula, 55-64 Female person (Patient) Published: May 10
My deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in my right calf, came later on a full human knee replacement (same leg). Afterward reading the surgery notes of both the doctor's and the scrub nurse's, I found they but released the tourniquet ii times during the whole procedure, resulting in phlebitis. I had no idea something small like that could hurt then bad, it permanently discolored the skin, and when the massive swelling went down, it caused a musculus dent as well (that knee doctor now releases every 15 minutes; equally it should be). Such things happen, but education on any surgery involving limbs! Pays to be proactive and inquire questions (I do at present) as I sit down here with a ruined back of manus vein from blown IV, because they merely kept using the same vein and arm, working its way to my elbow! It is very painful, hard, and around 6 inches long and information technology has branched to the pinky side of the wrist. This is the 2nd fourth dimension this has happened (1st i, vein took months to completely disappear).
Comment from: Zaura, 55-64 Female (Patient) Published: August 04
When I was six months pregnant with my at present 38 twelvemonth one-time son, my left leg had swollen to twice its normal size, and I was in unbearable pain. I went to the doctor seven times, each time telling a doctor that I idea I had thrombophlebitis. The first vi doctors didn't take me seriously. Ane suggested I had an inguinal hernia. Another said the infant was pressing on a nerve in my uterus. Yet another told me significant ladies get bloated legs sometimes. He walked out when I asked why the other leg was perfectly fine. Finally I saw a doctor who listened to me. He then listened to my veins with a Doppler auto and headphones, and said I had thrombophlebitis in the left inguinal region. I was in infirmary, on IV heparin for four weeks. Because other anticoagulants cross the placenta, I had to take heparin for the rest of my pregnancy and throughout my four subsequent pregnancies (for prophylaxis). In those days, I was extremely agile, and the leg improved rather quickly with the utilise of heparin and compression stockings. A few months ago, I started feeling extreme pain in my left calf, with noticeable swelling. It didn't improve with residuum, elevation, and a heating pad. So I had it checked for a blood clot at the emergency room. There I found out that I had numerous blood clots with phlebitis. I was in hospital for a week, and now, two months later, I'thou nevertheless in unbearable hurting whenever I lower my leg. I'm on Coumadin, wearing compression stockings, and using a heating pad when elevating my leg. I'd say it's improved a little scrap, merely healing at age 60 takes a lot longer than information technology did at 22!
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One morning time I woke upwards with soreness in my right leg in the genu area. The next morn I woke up I was sore in both legs. I put upwards with the pain it was a burning sensation in the pare. I went to emergency afterward a calendar week where an ultrasound confirmed thrombophlebitis. They gave me a six week course of Xarelto. Information technology is virtually painful when standing, only relief when lying. Now all good.
Annotate from: ambrosia211, 45-54 Female (Patient) Published: October 03
I am a 53 year old wife and grandmother that is on crutches full time. I did not have any kind of injury or IV. Ane dark I developed what appeared to be a spider bite looking rash. However, no pare had been cleaved. It was in the inside of my arm where one might place an IV. My symptoms were bright ruby rash, hot to the touch, swelling of my entire arm and a stone hard spot nether the skin. For 2 days I endured hurting, but on day 3, I went to urgent care. A PA (physician'south assistant) told me that it looked like cellulitis, and gave me some seriously strong antibiotics. I went home and looked upward cellulitis online but what my rash looked similar and the pictures I looked at were very different. I kept searching and constitute my rash online. Not cellulitis, but phlebitis. Now I am on day v of antibiotics, and all I experience is a pocket-size amount of heat from rash, and a swollen vein. Nevertheless painful simply at least I can now motion my arm and it can be touched. Still unsure what acquired it.
Annotate from: JG56, 55-64 Female person (Patient) Published: May 19
I was born in 1956, with deep vein thrombosis in my left knee joint area. Severe swelling occurred when I became agile, consequently, I wore Ace bandages to school/play, and was miserable with throbbing pain at night. At age 6, I had surgery for phlebitis which involved cutting around the human knee cap expanse and folding that skin back, thus assuasive the md access to the large group of connected veins which pooled there nether the knee cap area. The surgery was a success. I've had normal growth in my leg (some doctors warned I would not) and have even so to develop arthritis from trauma to that genu.
Annotate from: Lisa, 45-54 Female (Patient) Published: May 16
I accept had half dozen deep vein thromboses (DVTs) in my right leg and one in my lady parts later on a tubal ligation 18 years ago. I now have been getting phlebitis. I don't experience pain, but my leg looks discolored, majestic/blue and there are spots where the blood pools. I have two claret thinners and am constantly at the physician's. My doctor looked away after seeing my leg. I am 50. I should not be dealing with all this. I move around all the fourth dimension and I am not sedentary. It's so upsetting to see my once nice legs look beat upwards and almost bruised. I am looking for a solution for getting rid of the phlebitis. My veins are popped out, my knee has a knot in it and my ankle looks terrible.
Comment from: RN, 45-54 Female person (Patient) Published: Jan eleven
Whenever I accept an IV line set for anesthesia or medication since 2012, I take phlebitis. My hand and arm go very painful, reddish and tender with swelling and I besides have a headache. I always have to cease up taking a course of antibiotics and anti-inflammatory medication.
Comment from: ronita, 55-64 Female (Patient) Published: May 21
Eight weeks after undergoing a shoulder arthroscopy to repair a torn rotator cuff, I spiked a very high fever, was nauseated and had hurting all over my body and headache. On the arm was a red swollen spot, painful and very ruby. I went to see my surgeon. He said I have phlebitis and gave me antibiotics and pain killers. He said it is called phlebitis of the vein and can make a person very ill. I was in bed for ii days.
Annotate from: bettyboop, 55-64 Female (Patient) Published: September 06
I take phlebitis in my left foot, no varicose veins. My foot and lower leg ache when I exert myself. I take a cholesterol problem which is non high. And very minimal arthritis in my right knee and two fingers of my right hand. I also have irritable bowel syndrome which is under control.
Comment from: Tinks, 45-54 Female (Patient) Published: March 03
Started with hard lump on outside of right knee, painful, it spread upwards the vein to the groin and inner thigh, so it spread outwards from the vein, extremely hot, hard, lumpy and painful, at that stage I saw a physician and was given antibiotics, and antinflamatory gel, at residuum it was bearable, any weight put on it, or if yous coughed, it killed!! May need to accept a 2nd course of tablets as it's still quite bad. Had spinal problems for many years, but saying that I notwithstanding keep on my anxiety and walk, not inactive, do smoke, in the throes of giving upwardly, I must. I do suffer with bad varicose veins, that's half the problem in my estimation, keep smiling folks!!
Comment from: Barbra, 65-74 Female (Patient) Published: October 09
I have had phlebitis for the by few years. As I live in Spain, I tend to get it in the summer months down the shin of both of my legs. It is extremely painful, and the only relief is tablets given past my doctor, and some ointment especially made up for me. I am seeing him again side by side week as it is but started getting bad over again. At one time the nurse bandaged both my legs quite tightly for a few days and this seemed to help.
Comment from: cuscoops, 45-54 Female (Patient) Published: July 09
I broke a blood vessel in my foot kickboxing. Three weeks later I developed phlebitis in my talocrural joint and as of today, I still cannot tie my shoe upwardly. I finally can walk without a limp with the aid of brace.
Annotate from: Hewsie, 65-74 Female (Patient) Published: March 21
Afterward having 2 lots of antibiotics to take together, the pain got worse so was admitted into hospital. I was put on an Iv baste for half dozen days and then given two weeks of two kinds of antibiotics. Although I am a lot better I still accept pain at the top of my leg and I am now on two antibiotics over again but one has been changed.
Comment from: Derek, 55-64 Male (Patient) Published: February xi
Information technology started on a Friday evening with a row of four lumps to one side of my correct shin. It started to get tender and saw the doctor on Monday morning. She diagnosed phlebitis and prescribed antibiotics.
Annotate from: Edwin, 75 or over Male person (Patient) Published: June 26
Information technology began with pain in my right foot, upon walking or standing.Then I area around my inner ankle became red and painful.The redness spread across the summit of the foot. It was very tender to touch, and the whole area was painful. When resting, with foot elevated, there was no pain at all. I felt a flake common cold and shivery. Information technology remained very painful to put any pressure or weight on the pes, because of the pain.
Comment from: margrett, 65-74 Female (Patient) Published: May 08
I am a very active seventy years old and I take had two knee replacements. Over the past 2 weeks I have been painting the inside of the business firm. Now I am getting it in the dark when I slumber. I had information technology when I had my last child over 37 years ago and they bound my leg up. I could non walk at all.
Annotate from: David, 35-44 Male (Patient) Published: July xix
I had a blood clot in my left leg last year, although I ride a bicycle one hour a day and walk five to x miles a calendar week. I take got phlebitis. My leg is swollen and itches and is painful when I get upwards from sitting down. It really improves when I ride my bicycle, and although the handling of ibuprofen and a pinch stocking helps, information technology always seems to come up dorsum even though I lead an agile lifestyle. I gave up smoking half-dozen years ago and practise regularly.
Comment from: Megan, 65-74 Female (Patient) Published: July 14
For my phlebitis symptoms, I become hurting in my calf after standing for long periods of fourth dimension or sitting likewise much.
Annotate from: Healed, 35-44 Female (Caregiver) Published: June 01
I went to ER with left calf throbbing and pain. Information technology was worse with walking. I was given a prescription for Motrin and an ultrasound done and it said I had phlebitis. I was told by ER doctor to proceed my left calf elevated above my center and employ warm compresses. Seven days after I am finally feeling ameliorate walking ameliorate. Just when I outset wake upwardly is when it feels especially worst then it okay later that. I take back up hose and an RN said I should get and they do help because I walk all day. Today I am 80% better on my manner to 100% healed.
Comment from: alison, 25-34 Female (Patient) Published: May 12
I developed phlebitis 5 days after giving birth to my last babe. It was on my left leg on the inner side of my articulatio genus. It was very bloated and painful and bending my knee was difficult, and sleeping was virtually impossible. I could non lie in a comfortable position. My GP gave me antibiotics and reassured me that information technology was a not a deep vein thrombosis kind of thing. It took a couple of weeks to clear up, simply I'yard much improve now.
Comment from: MaMoJo, 45-54 Female (Patient) Published: April 29
Five days subsequently having an IV for a spinal steroid injection, I for an elongated, red and swollen area on the inside of my left knee. Information technology was nigh iii inches long and i inch thick. Information technology was hard and painful, fifty-fifty to a light impact. Information technology likewise started to trample the surrounding expanse and the redness increased and did not subside for the side by side 24 hours. It felt better to walk than to sit or lie downward. I tried to employ some water ice with no relief other than a picayune bit of initial numbing. Heat fabricated it feel ameliorate and lightly wrapping the area also felt a little better. I ended up going to the ER – they told me it was phlebitis. They did a sonogram, and prescribed antibiotics and warm compresses and they gently wrapped the surface area. They told me to follow upward with my primary physician the post-obit mean solar day.
Comment from: thanks, 45-54 Female person (Patient) Published: April 22
The article was very helpful and matched what my doctor had told me. After surgery removing lymph nodes under my arm, a vein from under my arm to my breast inflamed. Information technology was hard and popping through the skin. Warm compresses reduced the swelling inside a couple of days, then that it could non exist seen so much. It still remains somewhat painful and hard, but much better than earlier. Aspirin was recommended merely I volition at present too try Ibuprofen based on the article. While common in the leg, I am including this comment because superficial phlebitis can occur elsewhere in the body. Equally was the experience for others, I hope the hurting does go away in a week or and so. Thank you for the information.
Comment from: Magsyg, 55-64 Female (Patient) Published: April sixteen
I brutal against my toughened glass table 5 weeks ago and bruised my left leg in between my knee and ankle it took two weeks for the bruising to come out and that spread from my ankle to my knee with a very cherry-red and hot expanse where I hit information technology, I went to the doctor because the swelling and redness would not become down, he said I had an infection, which I doubted as there was no broken pare, anyway took antibiotics for a calendar week and although redness faded the lump is nonetheless at that place and information technology aches when I walk whatever altitude. I returned to the dr. yesterday and now he says it is phlebitis, but it is non really painful and not really hot any more than just feels a fleck numb and my talocrural joint swells. He has given me cream to massage into it and then hopefully this volition assist. I have osteoarthritis in both my knees, hands, shoulders and back so really don't need any more than problems.
Annotate from: injure sobad1, 45-54 Female (Patient) Published: April 12
My phlebitis symptoms are like a burning sensation. I as well take skin discoloration and a abrupt hurting in my leg with some swelling. As presently equally I put my feet down, I get heaviness in my leg. I also have a hardening on my skin, which is warm to the touch on and it's irritated by anything that touches it, such as bed coverings or pants.
Comment from: Sherrie, 45-54 Female (Patient) Published: March 10
Hi, I'chiliad actually an RN. I had a cleaved tibia and fibula on the left lower leg five years agone. I got over this with pins, plates and a lot of hardware holding these bones together. About 2 months agone afterward standing on my feet all twenty-four hours I noticed at night my left leg throbbed so much. I went to my orthopedic doctor because the pain was right over the plate in my leg. There was no redness, just severe tenderness in one site, and it hurt to weight impact left leg. I was told I had tendinitis and was ordered physical therapy. The next day my leg was red and more bloated. My doctor was not available, and so we went to the ER. I told them to cheque for a blood clot. An ultrasound showed no DVTs. I was told that I had phlebitis. I was given medications and put on bed residual with moist heat. My orthopedist hasn't seen but ordered a os scan earlier I get back to work. The surface area did become more swollen after the ER visit just the redness went abroad. This is twenty-four hour period eight and feeling much better. I really did housework today!
Annotate from: sasfeet, 55-64 Female (Patient) Published: February 22
4 days subsequently undergoing a shoulder arthroscopy to repair a torn rotator gage, I spiked a very high fever of 104.half dozen. My surgeon sent me to the Emergency Room at our Hospital for claret piece of work. They discovered I had pneumonia in my lower left lung. I was admitted to the hospital and treated with ii different IV antibiotics. On the second day of the IV therapy the Four site became extremely painful (just as they started the antibiotics for that day), I became instantly nauseated which they treated, then continued the Four therapy, I could not stand up the pain in my arm at the IV site (just slightly higher up the elbow). They finally shut off the Iv antibiotics, looked and felt the expanse and said "Oh, we phone call this phlebitis of the vein." They finally removed the IV and restarted it on the other arm with a much smaller gauge needle. They stated that the large gauge I had in was not necessary.
Comment from: Worried wife, 45-54 Male person (Caregiver) Published: February 12
Four years agone my husband'due south left leg "shin area" was bothering him. It was hot, ruby, hard and shiny in the area that was bothering him. After 2 or 3 months the area turned dark brown. Our family doctor was concerned he may have DVT - he was tested twice and nothing was e'er found. Since then our family doctor has passed away. Only two weeks ago my hubby had to accept a heart catheter washed. The needle went into his right groin area, and he was released half-dozen hours afterward. At that place was threescore% blockage in two of the main heart arteries, and medication is existence used equally the treatment. Two days after the test was washed the inside of his right thigh was hobbling badly. We told the doctor on his post-op appointment. He told us that was normal. Since and so his correct lower leg "shin area" has become inflamed and bloated, hard reddish and shiny from the tightening of the pare. He says it aches all the time.
Comment from: Sixtythree, 55-64 Female (Patient) Published: Feb 04
I have phlebitis and my symptoms include a pinching in the legs with footling red dots that are kind of tender. My ankles are swollen and tender to the touch.
Annotate from: mary, 65-74 Female person (Patient) Published: January 26
I have phlebitis. I'chiliad usually tired with agonized legs and a blotchy, kind of redness of my skin. I feel like my legs are dragging sometimes, and it is painful to walk sometimes.
Comment from: eli, 55-64 Female (Patient) Published: January 19
I am a normal healthy person at 63 years of age. My doctor said I had phlebitis after I had vein injected in my right leg below knee. Wish I had not. Since then I get occasional swelling behind my knee that is very painful. The swelling is the size of a medium sized egg. My leg throbs and the hurting is scary. It spreads up my leg and my leg can feel dead. I'yard always worried about D.5.T.
Comment from: TRISH, 55-64 Female (Patient) Published: January 19
My phlebitis started after a form of ambitious chemotherapy for lung cancer and has persisted. I was initially on an antibody and anti-inflammatory information technology has become worse with time, peculiarly in my left arm. I accept been told information technology is a common side effect of chemo and should become eventually - all I can say is I find it quite debilitating and it restricts me from doing things.
Comment from: tfabian, 45-54 Female (Patient) Published: December 28
I have phlebitis and I have pains and tenderness at the lower left side of my ribcage. It'due south a lot like a called-for sensation. I'm feeling a lot like I take a fractured rib. I am now noticing a big, rigid vein and I tin can feel it from my left breast to the groin surface area. The vein feels hard and itches.
I have had saline implant surgery on June tertiary and after feeling fairly well 3 weeks into this I noticed ii vein looking lines under each puppet and it became very sore. I went to doctor today and he said I have phlebitis. Not quite certain how serious this is.
Comment from: Denise, 45-54 Female (Patient) Published: June 15
I take Phlebitis. It started as redness in both of my lower ankles. It was a dark red color like sunburn. It itched just a lilliputian bit, but it burned similar fire and ached. My skin is drawn and tight. Information technology has been moving upwards my legs, but the doctor assures me that with antibiotics and compression socks it will heal.
Comment from: ali, 45-54 Female person (Patient) Published: February 01
I had phlebitis and plant it to be very painful. It started as a slight pain in the top of my leg which turned bright ruby-red and started spreading. It was treated with antibiotics due to infection and lasted nearly three weeks.
Comment from: Charlotte, 75 or over Female person (Patient) Published: January 22
I have pain in my talocrural joint and leg expanse. There is swelling in both my foot and leg. I tin feel a hard lump higher up the talocrural joint area. The whole area is extremely sensitive to bear on. I am existence treated for this status with the utilize of a fairly tightly wound elastic bandaging. I similar to exercise and wonder how this condition will restrict my exercise programme.
Comment from: nielsbrix, 75 or over Male (Patient) Published: Dec 21
I recently had surgery for a double hernia. A day or two after the canula was removed from my arm, phlebitis occurred. I am now being treated with cephalexin by my GP. Is this a mutual occurrence or was I merely unlucky.
Annotate from: Kitza113, 55-64 Female (Patient) Published: December 21
My symptoms were swelling of the left foot, with burning and pain in my ankle and calf area. I had a lot of redness and the surface area was hot to the touch on. It fifty-fifty hurt to touch my leg at all and the skin was dry out and looked like it had been stretched.
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