Anyone had experience of pain after vein collapse?

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Posting here for traffic, as getting anxious.

I had an op yesterday for a minor procedure relating to my jaw joint. The anaesthetist had problems siting the cannula as my veins were collapsing. The second attempt was my inner arm and he started to administer a syringe of something he said would help me relax etc. It really stung and a nurse said yes it stings and to wriggle my toes, however there was a problem again and they had to remove the cannula.

The third attempt in my other hand was ok, so all good. And yesterday aftenoon and on coming home I had no pain, apart from deep within my inner arm. Which was more an ache than pain.

I had to sleep upright last night and I awoke at 4 with the most excruciating pain in my arm, moving it was pure agony. It was so bad I called the ward number and a nurse told me to apply heat and ice and keep it raised. I need to call back at 8.30 this morning. So what is this pain?

I’m too scared to google and my health anxiety is telling me it’s a blood clot. Is this normal? Anyone had this? I can’t move my arm properly it’s so painful (even with medication) and I have a red patch on my skin, it’s a little swollen but no bruising.

My apologies in advance, I know I’m pathetic.

[smurfy2015]

I've had pain from vein collapses as well.

Sometimes I can be very difficult to site a cannula in or get blood from, my record is 3 days, 13 Drs inc anaesthetists and finally someone from paediatrics got it, it was eventually got from the back of the knee area, a very painful place to get it as we had already tried arms, hands, feet, groin, neck and everywhere was collapsing.

An anaesthetist I went to for pain management when trying to site a cannula, told me he despaired of me as my veins kept collapsing and after more attempts than he wanted to try, using hot compresses and other tricks he finally got it but had to put it backwards in the vein and then secure it within an inch of its life. He told me he dreaded doing my veins

Glad you are getting speaking to someone and may even see someone this morning to get it checked out. Let me know how you get on.

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Poor you that sounds horrendous - thank you for sharing that with me.
I called the ward and waiting for a call back. I’ll post what they say.

[happysunr1se]

I had this when getting a platelet infusion before an operation. The nurses had trouble finding a good vein, the infusion started to go in and I told them it felt like someone was putting their whole weight on my arm, but they told me it was fine.

Then the anaesthetist came along, saw the vein had blown and re-sited it again.

I had a huge bicep to wrist rainbow bruise on that arm which was really painful and ached terribly for a week or so. I was fine after the bruise had gone.

[BlondeBumshelll]

I had a cannula placed whilst giving birth and it blew the vein so they re-sited it in my other arm. That one was fine and was removed shortly after the birth. A few days later the site of the 2nd canula (not the one which caused all the trouble) was very sore, raised, hot and red. It got worse over a few days and the midwives brushed it off every time I mentioned it. 2 weeks later I collapsed with blood clots in my lungs. Drs at A&E wouldn't confirm whether it had come from my arm and other Drs in the ward would say it was possible then another would say no, must have come from the leg (even though I'd no signs there).

Hopefully you've had yours checked out by now and are all good.