being treated with IV antibiotics for Lyme Disease. I have a PICC line in my right arm. I m having trouble lifting the right arm, I have a good deal of soreness in my right armpit. I ve had the PICC line in for 9 days. I only noticed this issue 3 days ago and it seems to be getting worse. Is this something to be concerned about?
Hi, Usually after 2-3 days PICC line starts causing pain and soreness in the part., it occurs because of thrombophlebitis of the involved vein, onset, duration and severity of this vary from person to person. You can apply some topical anesthetic agents over your arm like lidocaine jelly, to relieve symptoms. If the symptoms persists and become severe PICC line needs to be taken out and replaced with another on the left side. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.