I am posting this hoping it may someday help someone else. I had a TVH on April 4, 2006 and it was a piece of cake. I had only minimal pain for a day and then none. I did have a lot of nausea but recovered from that after two days or so. I was up and about doing limited activities and was really really happy. I woke up nine days later and my arm hurt. The next day was a Friday and when it still hurt it started to scare me because it was just not in a place where you could really have done anything. It was right above my elbow on the inside part of the inside of the arm. I had (and still do) a DVT in my IV arm and was hospitalized for four days before they sent me home to shoot myself in the stomach twice a day with heparin and take coumadin for about six months. Two days prior to the pain I had red streaks (which the ER doctor explained to me was a sign of phlebitis) running up my arm.
In my case, I know that the IV was improperly placed in my hand. It extended past my wrist and everytime I moved my hand/wrist the alarm went off. It hurt more than anything when they tried to flush the IV and I am sure the nurses thought I was just being a big baby. When they took the IV out the needle was actually bent. Presumably because of the inflammation of the veins in my arm my blood, helped out with gravity, all pooled and sat at my elbow.
Before I went to the hospital I did not really know you could even get a DVT in your arm. It is only mentioned in passing and every PSA I have ever seen talks about DVTs in your legs. Please know the symptoms and go the ER or call your doctor if you have any problems following surgery in your arms, legs or abdomen. Signs include redness, heat at the site, swelling and pain.
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Thanks for the info! I hope you are better now!!!
Zelma
Zelma
I am on coumadin for at least six months and every day my arm seems to hurt a bit less so the swelling may be going down a bit. I did, just the other day, file a complaint with our state's quality hospital care. I am very angry about this entire incident, because I believe it could have been avoided - and because I think my estrogen level even though I kept my ovaries is rapidly dropping and now no one will give me any. I have not slept in about a month really and am trying lunesta - as you can see it is almost 1AM so it does not do diddly 
patsy,
I had a TVH and kept both ovaries. In november I'll be 50, and the peri symptoms are both classic and intense. I was not this bad off with the symptoms at my last gyn physical....so when the dr. asked if I was dealing with things alright I said yes, he said good because I was a poor candidate for HRT. Many Years earlier I had a DVT (it was a complication to knee surgery).
I also have a terrible time sleeping & dealing with hot flashes and emotional roller coasters.
How are you doing now? Have you found any relief?
I had a TVH and kept both ovaries. In november I'll be 50, and the peri symptoms are both classic and intense. I was not this bad off with the symptoms at my last gyn physical....so when the dr. asked if I was dealing with things alright I said yes, he said good because I was a poor candidate for HRT. Many Years earlier I had a DVT (it was a complication to knee surgery).
I also have a terrible time sleeping & dealing with hot flashes and emotional roller coasters.
How are you doing now? Have you found any relief?
QUOTE (patsy @ May 13 2006, 01:19 PM) 
I am posting this hoping it may someday help someone else. I had a TVH on April 4, 2006 and it was a piece of cake. I had only minimal pain for a day and then none. I did have a lot of nausea but recovered from that after two days or so. I was up and about doing limited activities and was really really happy. I woke up nine days later and my arm hurt. The next day was a Friday and when it still hurt it started to scare me because it was just not in a place where you could really have done anything. It was right above my elbow on the inside part of the inside of the arm. I had (and still do) a DVT in my IV arm and was hospitalized for four days before they sent me home to shoot myself in the stomach twice a day with heparin and take coumadin for about six months. Two days prior to the pain I had red streaks (which the ER doctor explained to me was a sign of phlebitis) running up my arm.
In my case, I know that the IV was improperly placed in my hand. It extended past my wrist and everytime I moved my hand/wrist the alarm went off. It hurt more than anything when they tried to flush the IV and I am sure the nurses thought I was just being a big baby. When they took the IV out the needle was actually bent. Presumably because of the inflammation of the veins in my arm my blood, helped out with gravity, all pooled and sat at my elbow.
Before I went to the hospital I did not really know you could even get a DVT in your arm. It is only mentioned in passing and every PSA I have ever seen talks about DVTs in your legs. Please know the symptoms and go the ER or call your doctor if you have any problems following surgery in your arms, legs or abdomen. Signs include redness, heat at the site, swelling and pain.
In my case, I know that the IV was improperly placed in my hand. It extended past my wrist and everytime I moved my hand/wrist the alarm went off. It hurt more than anything when they tried to flush the IV and I am sure the nurses thought I was just being a big baby. When they took the IV out the needle was actually bent. Presumably because of the inflammation of the veins in my arm my blood, helped out with gravity, all pooled and sat at my elbow.
Before I went to the hospital I did not really know you could even get a DVT in your arm. It is only mentioned in passing and every PSA I have ever seen talks about DVTs in your legs. Please know the symptoms and go the ER or call your doctor if you have any problems following surgery in your arms, legs or abdomen. Signs include redness, heat at the site, swelling and pain.
Patsy,
I too had a episode of DVT in my arm and my leg. This happened after I'd had a knee surgery. I sometimes think they don't do enough preliminary bloodwork to determine your rate of clotting before they shoot the coagulants to you. Because of that, I now cannot take HRT. It seems like we're darned if we do and dorned if we don't when it comes to this peri stuff. I hope that things go well for you. Good luck!!!
Laura
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