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Have pain and some swelling in forearm after blood transfusion last week -not where iv was feels like vein in underpart of arm is swollen this normal?
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May be clot: The symptoms you describe suggest that you may have a small blood clot in the vein. You should see you doctor.
Answered 2/5/2019
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