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    Urgent please - blood test / DVT

    I have just got home from a blood test - this is my second one this week - one in different arms. I dont have problems with blood tests usually. This one is causing pain in my arm and also a large lump has appeared over the site - can blood tests cause DVT or anything I should worry about.

    thanks

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    Re: Urgent please - blood test / DVT

    Hi. i think sometimes the needle can cause that to happen. It wont cause a DVT and dvts normally happen in the leg are really painful, go red and hot and swell up a lot. take care

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    Re: Urgent please - blood test / DVT

    Ambers
    It's just swelling from the puncture site. Sometimes the needle will pass thru a small valve and cause it to swell. It will go down o. It's own soon. Nothing to worry about
    x

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    Re: Urgent please - blood test / DVT

    Thank you

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    Re: Urgent please - blood test / DVT

    its just swelling the nurse prob didnt press hard enough or long enough on your arm after taking the needle away
    a cold compress should help x

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    Re: Urgent please - blood test / DVT

    I had that a few days ago from a blood test, very annoying! Don't want that nurse again, left a bruise too :( Hope you're ok x

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