had surgery, now have blood clots.....help

[becca0331]

I had a leep surgery done on the 21st of Jan where they cut out some cells in my cervix. They blew out a vein in my hand while trying to put the iv in. Then ended up putting the iv in my arm just below the elbow bend. The day after surgery, my arm hurt really bad and felt on fire which was a Sat. so I called the dr office on Mon. and they told me that the iv probably infiltrated and it should go away in a few days. 2 days later which was Wed. my arm was feeling worse and I couldn't hardly even bend my arm all the way out because it hurt so bad. I went by the dr office to have them look at it and he told me that it was a clot in my vessel, but it wasn't the kind of clots that move and travel to your heart or lungs. He gave me keflex antibiotic and told me to take 2 365mg aspirin 3 times a day for 2 weeks and it should go away. He also told me to do hot, cold on it, which I try and do the heating pad when I go to bed and haven't really done the cold because I have a baby and it is really hard to find time to just sit with hot or cold on my arm lol. The heat does seem to make the pain go away for a little bit afterwards. Wed. was 2 weeks, the clot had moved down towards my hand in my arm and didn't hurt anymore so I was just taking 4 aspirin a day instead of 6. Last night which was Sat the 12th, I have another one in my elbow bend but outter side of elbow bend instead of inner this time and it is all hard, puffy and hurts and this morning I have another one in the middle of my elbow bend area. I don't have health insurance so I hate to go back to the dr, but at the same time am really concerned and getting freaked out about these. I wanna know why all of a sudden am I getting blood clots and why only in the arm the iv was in???? What's causing them and how in the world do I make them go away and stop coming??? Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you!!!!!!!

[Music in My Heart]

You may not wish to go see your doctor but the reality is that blood clots are very serious and need to managed medically.

The nurses here are not qualified to assist you and are precluded from offering advice by the Terms of Service.

If you believe that you have new clots, see a physician ASAP.

[becca0331]

Thanks for the help. From reading some other comments and posts about blood clots on this website, I realize that there is all kinds of clots and some go away in time and some need heavy blood thinners. I'm not sure what kind mine are, he didn't tell me the name of them. I just hate to go back for him to just tell me to take aspirin and a antibiotic again like he did last time.

[jb2u, ASN, RN]

I am sorry to hear about what you are going through; however, as per the terms of service that you agreed to upon signing up with allnurses, seeking medical advice is not allowed. This thread is closed.