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I recently had to have some oral surgery in which they put me to sleep. The Dr. gave me some (16) hydro 5/500 for the pain. I did not mention the fact that I had a few 10/500's at home (must have slipped my mind). Anyways, for the first few days I took more pain meds than usual for the dental pain. When I stopped taking the extra I noticed that my hand and wrist felt like they were broke. This was the hand they put the IV in. There was no bruising but quit a bit of swelling. I called the dentist the next day and they told me to come in ASAP. When I got there the doctor said it was phlebitis (blood clots) "but not the kind that will kill you". Good to know your not going to suddenly drop dead. He said the veins in my hand were too small and that the valium they put in the IV had caused the clots. He gave me some more meds. Same script as before, 16 5/500's. He said it would go away in a week on its own. That was 2 weeks ago and I'm about to saw my arm off. Will this go away?? I have already taken a ton of time off of work for all the dental appointments and don't know if I can get anymore time off unless I am about to drop dead. Any suggestions???
Sorry to hear about your problem, I had DVT and Phlebits in my left leg which led to pulmonary embolisms and having to have a filter inserted in the vena cava for future protection. I developed the clots from extended hospital stay in 1998 and not being able to move around at the time. My own experience with the phlebitis was that it took roughly 30 days before I was able to put pressure on my leg, I still to this day have many problems with swelling because the valves were destroyed in my leg and I must wear a compression stocking now. Being that your situation was detected early and being in your wrist area you should totally heal, the pain however may linger for another week or 2 but should subside. I would stay on top of the situation and report any swelling or change in color as Blood clots should not be taken lightly.
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