I have developed phlebitis in my arm. Oh, the joy! My last few posts have related to my wisdom teeth extraction and that's how I developed phlebitis. When the dental surgeon injected the anaesthetic into the vein in my arm, the needle somehow irritated it and the result is phlebitis -- it's an irritation or clot in the vein (click here to read more about phlebitis -- I just love saying that word -- phlebitis -- not glad I have phlebitis though because my arm is killing me!) . So now I'm on anti-inflammatory pills for a week -- to go along with the penicillin and the Tylenol 3's, which I've stopped taking.
Although my jaw pain is almost gone and my gums are healing nicely, the lasting discomfort is coming from my arm -- crazy!
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