What happens to my vein after they put an IV in it? It is bumped out in my hand, still looks bruised a month later and is sometimes painful. - Quora
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![In the hospital right now recovering from surgery. My IV is causing my hand and arm to swell and go numb/hurt. The nurses don't seem bothered by it. I've been trying to In the hospital right now recovering from surgery. My IV is causing my hand and arm to swell and go numb/hurt. The nurses don't seem bothered by it. I've been trying to](https://i.redd.it/5u9qe8trf6981.jpg)
In the hospital right now recovering from surgery. My IV is causing my hand and arm to swell and go numb/hurt. The nurses don't seem bothered by it. I've been trying to
![Preoperative view of her right hand; tense, swollen hand with skin blebs | Download Scientific Diagram Preoperative view of her right hand; tense, swollen hand with skin blebs | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/6772797/figure/fig1/AS:982353530855425@1611222741643/Preoperative-view-of-her-right-hand-tense-swollen-hand-with-skin-blebs.png)