My right wrist since surgery.

Sep 19, 2010

Typing one handed right now.  Since the hospital stay I was experiencing pain in my right wrist extending up my forearm everytime they pushed certain medications.  Some would burn, others made my hand and forearm cold and numb, and some even made my forearm swell and get red.  I told each nurse treating me as it happened, not sure if they documented it.  I especially found that when the Potassium and the Prevacid were going through was the worse.  One nurse in the PACU listened and lowered the pump so it would filter the potassium slower, it helped but was still painful.  On the floor only 1-2 nurses that had to manually inject the prevacid would go slow, or flush in between (if I remember correctly).  What aggrivated me was that they still had the original IV in my left hand and I asked why couldn't they use that to inject medication and give the right had some relieft and I was told this hand was what they have been using and would continue.  The removed the IV on the left hand the night before I left since it was not being used.

Since being home I have had intense pain radiating from my hand, into my wrist and up my forearm.  I have also had swelling and numbness where I could not feel sensation in my hand and wrist.  The pain is so excrutiating that the pain medication I am on during home recovery is not even helping.  I have tried heat, ice, a wrist brace and nothing helps.  I placed a call to the surgeon's office this morning to see what they recommend.  I am also going to mention it to my own doc when I see him today.  I need some relief and answers as to why this is happening.  I am fearful that between the IV placement and all the different meds being pushed through that somthing may have gotten damaged.

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