I had blood drawn for a standard blood test (cholesterol, etc.) last week and now i've got a silver-dollar sized yellowish bruise on the inside of my elbow where the draw was. I can't remember this happening before with previous blood tests or donations, but I may just not have noticed. Is this a normal thing, or should I be worried?
2007-08-19 07:56:09 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Bruising following a venipuncture is a common occurance. This is due to leaking of blood at the puncture site. It occurs if there is more damage to the vein than normally occurs. But more often is a result of not having pressure applied for a long enough period for the clotting process to take place.
Be reassured that the effects are quite limited and will resolve without any care in a couple of weeks.
2007-08-19 21:24:55 · answer #1 · answered by US_DR_JD 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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Is it normal to have a bruise after having blood drawn?
I had blood drawn for a standard blood test (cholesterol, etc.) last week and now i've got a silver-dollar sized yellowish bruise on the inside of my elbow where the draw was. I can't remember this happening before with previous blood tests or donations, but I may just not have noticed. Is...
2015-08-02 01:20:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This seems quite normal to me . A bruise is a collection of blood under the skin so if a vein is punctured a little blood is sure to leak out after the required amount is taken .You use to be told to bend your arm so it held the swab in place but now they stick a small plaster on . I bent my arm up once and the phlebotomy's said not to as this traps the blood and makes it bruise more. I think it also depends how good the person taking blood is at their job on the size of the bruise and how fast you clot.
2007-08-19 09:54:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been told that I have deep hidden veins. When I went to my surgery the nurse hurt me so much and got no blood so she referred me to the local hospital. They eventually got blood from a vein in the back of my hand and the pain was awful. 2 weeks ago I went to the hospital to have blood taken. One nurse tried and could get nothing. I was already in pain. She called for the head nurse and she tried two times. The second time I wanted to scream because of the pain. My husband was watching and he could see her moving the needle under the skin and eventually she hit a vein and got some blood. No pressure was put on my arm - she just put a plaster on it and it hurt like hell afterwards.
Now I am left with a huge purple/black bruise and it seems to be getting worse rather than better so I do not agree that it is just bleeding under the skin.
2015-09-22 11:50:23 · answer #6 · answered by Clive H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please don't worry at all about this as it is normal to bruise. A bruise is simply blood below the skin and it occurs after blood vessels have been damage either by puncture or by a blow to the tissue. Your bruise is simply blood which leaked under the skin following sampling.
2007-08-19 08:18:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
normal bruise blood drawn
2016-01-23 22:11:43 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't be worried. I always get a bruise after a blood test.
2007-08-19 08:08:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some nurses or Doctors are more proficient at taking blood samples than others. You may bruise or not according to how well the blood was taken.
2007-08-19 09:04:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋