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After almost two weeks of having slight discomfort in my arm due to phlebitis, it seemed to get better. Than, the other day, I get pain in the arm again, only in a different area. I take a look at the arm and realize that another vein looks swollen. It looks like a big worm has been sewn into my forearm. I had enough of listening to a dentist give me medical advice about my arm and made an apppointment with my doctor.
He looks at the arm and says the original vein will take some time to heal but he's not sure why this second vein has taken ill. He prescribes me with a different kind of anti-inflammatory and says to see him again in a week. He also mentions that if I start to feel any tingling or pain in my fingers, I should get to a hospital immediately as a main blood-supplying artery may have become "phlebitisized" ... this, obviously, is a bad thing. Lovely!
I can see the headlines in the Economist ... "Markham man first person to die from wisdom teeth extraction!"
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