I was admitted to the hospital on 5/3/2017 my hemoglobin was at a 6.9% I was given 2 pints of blood through a ivy and ivy port in my right arm. Well I was release on 5/5/2017 that evening. I had to go back on 5/8/2017 because where they had the ivy and port was swollen and red and hard and the pain was awful. They told me it was a mild very mild infection. I have a little pain still but its where its still swollen and its hard. I just need to know if the hardness is normal it has me concerned but I don t have insurance and already been in and out of the hospital for a week
Hisome time, inflammation or infection are produced at iv line site. If your Instamatic condition in constantly decreasing after that and there is no other new symptoms(server, itching, pus formation) are developing there, their is not to worry about it. Gradually condition will be improved.