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In reply to the discussion: Writing to you all from rehab -- you've saved my sanity before I finally remembered my password [View all]barbtries
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that it was that bad! What happened? Did you close up and couldn't breathe? Rashed everywhere? I'm sorry that happened to you.
Last year I was having a scan with contrast and the needle fell out of the vein. Those people were running all over trying to fix it. Out of nowhere a doctor was there to check me out. That was scary enough. I had a big bump of contrast in my arm and apparently it can be deadly. Who knew.
Anytime now if an IV is to be placed or any contrast related procedure, they have to do the insertion with the help of an ultrasound. My arm veins are bad; for years I've been making them draw blood from my hands, where the veins are so clear I could practically do it myself, but for this scan it wasn't an option.
Really glad you're feeling better Grasswire! sorry you were forced into lurking all this time. Make sure your email is associated with your DU account so you can get back on right away if it ever happens again!