Re: Blood Draw Leads To Arm Strength Loss

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Forgot to mention I cant keep my arm in same position for 4
minutes without feeling pain...and I definetly cant move it
into another position without feeling pain. On 6/21/10, RLF
wrote:
> went to lab to do a simple blood draw to get a
> physical..I'm 35 years old, healthy, never need a doctor.
> 2 days later big red blotch shows up. 5 days later whole
> forearm from elbow to wrist turns black, blue, purple, &
> yellow. 1 week later pain in forearm. 2 weeks later color
> fades but pain persists.
> It's now 2 weeks and i cannot lift anything with the
> arm..when I do, I feel a pain where they drew the blood...
> I have pictures. My own Doctor said its not normal, she
> referred me to a vascular specialist. He did an ultrsound.
> Said needle went to far and blood went into muscle.
> I have a voice message from lady who drew blood
> apoligizing for the bruise.
> I'm in the electrical line of work, I need the strength
> in my arm...I cant do anything right now...losing work!
> Do I have a case, if so how much should I request??