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✍️Dr. Matthew Harb talks about a blown vein

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Dr. Matthew Harb specializes in minimally invasive, muscle sparing, hip and knee replacement surgery. Minimally invasive surgery allows patients to recover faster and have less pain post operatively. Implants are tailored and custom fit to each patient to allow for improved performance. Dr. Harb’s expertise in rapid recovery protocols allow for quick recovery after surgery and excellent outcomes in patients with hip and knee arthritis. With minimally invasive, muscle sparing surgery patients can return to their lifestyles and get back to doing the things they love sooner. Dr. Harb performs outpatient joint replacement surgery with many of his patients walking independently and going home the day of surgery.

“My focus is excellence in patient care, expedited recovery after surgery, and getting people back to the normal activities they love. Our team focused approach is committed to superb outcomes, improving lives, and returning patients to living pain free.”

[alwayzchillin]

I used to donate plasma regularly, still have scars where the needle went, 10 yrs later. I’ve been accused of drugs a couple times because of it. 🙄🤦‍♂️

[Draco]

That's so extremely rare to see occur but it does happen. I've got scars from donating but it messed up my pulse so it's high a lot.

[stevy]

Had a nurse not only yank the IV out but she pulled UP instead of OUT. Yeah that vein no longer exists and my arm has been cold and numb since.

[chicken]

Blown veins can be painful and cause bruising, but there are experienced nurses who can make the process easier and less uncomfortable.

[Justcat]

This happened to my mum! After she git her cancer removed she warned the nurse to not put the iv in her hand the nurse in turn said "we always put them in the hands" and blew up the vains in her hands, both of them the nurse didn't learn her lesson and did it to her other hand.

[devinosland]

Happened first time i donated, hurt a little but was definitely manageable but did have a big old bruise for like 2 weeks. Not as bad as her's though. It was weird because after a few days it looked like i had a gnarly bruise but it didn't hurt to touch or anything, skin was just a differmet color basically.

[Modest_Melodies]

When I joined the military they did blood tests at the boot camp and the corpsman blew veins in both my arms 🎉

[BeetheDumplin]

I have teeny tiny veins that like to roll so most times I leave the hospital this is what I get to look forward to!😊😊😊 There have been a few occasions there’s an awesome seasoned nurse there that can help me but it’s usually a nightmare!

[SpookyBlueNStuff]

This happened to me when I briefly admitted myself into the psyche ward- worst mistake I ever made. Maybe it was just my area, but you give up your rights as a human being as soon as you sign that form. One of the nurses was so rough with me while taking blood the first day that I spent the rest of the week with a bruise even bigger than that from my armpit to my elbow.

[DebiSunset]

Treat with vicks vapor rub. Apply twice a day rubbing into bruise area. The menthol will stimulate the blood beneath the skin and it will heal faster

[SunnyHoneyBear]

My grandma got one of these after the nurse was too rough with her at the ER. The nurse has an attitude and I’m assuming she was having a bad day. She was stuck with that bruise for a month and a half. It took up almost her whole arm

[alyssavanuitert]

This happened to me. It hurt when they put the needle in and it started leaking through the insertion site. The phlebotomist came around and said “oh, yeah you’re going to bruise” and gave me an ice pack. It turned into a massive hematoma and my psychology teacher in high school pulled me aside and asked if everything was okay at home and that I could trust him and talk to him. I had to explain multiple times that I donated plasma and I wasn’t being abused. I know he was obligated to ask me because of his position, but it made me feel seen and like he actually cared about me. I haven’t donated in that arm since because you can’t find a vein now lol.

[Hoodprincess]

I went to the ER in Australia and an ER doctor came in and had trouble drawing blood from my arm so she opted to do the back of my hand, she put the arm band on and fastened it and probed around in my hand for a vein (which might I add was quite painful) after which she thought she found it and connected the vial - which under normal circumstances fill with blood immediately, she got 1/7th of a vial and gave up, removed the needle and held her gloved thumb on the site which was already starting to swell. Then left. Was about 10 minutes before a nurse came and I asked him to take the arm band off and if I could have a bandage for my hand to which he looked bewildered and took the band off and rummaged for a bandage while apologising. At this point my hand is throbbing and is about egg sized with swelling. The doctor blew a vein while drawing blood because she left the band on which was restricting blood flow already, meanwhile she's down my hand barely in the vein after fishing around trying to suction up blood. Boom, burst vein. The bruise covered the entire back of my hand for quite some time while there was swelling and when it finally went away.
So that made me who is already uneasy with needles. Moreso. But they moved me to short stay while still running tests. And a male nurse comes and goes. Hey, um, sorry to be the one to tell you this, but the doctor didn't get enough of a blood sample, we need to take another one, I explain about my challenging veins and what happened. And he calmly walks over, prods my inner left arm, says "you've got a perfectly good one right here" and before I know it, swabbed, needle in, replaced with cotton ball which I'm instructed to hold, then bandage. Done. Easy. Chefs kiss 🤌 💋. Trust the nurses my friends. They are far more accustom to giving needles and doing blood draws. Vs doctors who at times can be impatient and rough. Anyone can be I suppose. But that male nurse was an angel. He would have seen me go pale when he told me the doctor messed up and they needed to use me as a pin cushion again. The sensation of someone probing around with a needle under your skin and trying again and again 😵‍💫 makes me shiver. So many bad experiences.
But he was great.
Blown veins are no fun

[Aroundtheworldshortss]

I don't see myself donating my blood, the comments here have opened my eyes

[amusedBYfools]

This happened today. It's only a golf ball sized bump right now. Hurts tho.

[linakat]

I developed a hematoma and that was that for me. Now my anxiety doesn’t even let me think about donating plasma 😂

[davidgannon]

I get bruising when the phlebotomist misses my vein several times. I've learned that deeply massaging the bruised area dissipates the bruise and resolves in just 5 or 6 days!

[princessnintendo]

Went to donate and one of the ladies didn't get my vein right. The machine was sucking nothing and I begged her to check it. They had a policy that if they had to remove the needle you had to leave. No do overs and I needed the cash. She just jammed the needle in and I spent 1½ weeks healing. It HURT so bad...not worth it. 😔

[MsMushu]

First time I donated, the nurse put the needle through my lower arm and it poked out the upper arm, through and through. Another nurse came and pulled it a little lower, my blood went all the way up my arm. Bruised for about a month.

[CassidyOfficially]

I have had IV therapy once a week for a year for POTS/EDS, I have had over 10 veins blowns. And im only 19. They finally blew one so bad they said "you cannot come back here for about 4-6 months. Your body needs to heal" it's scary.