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During my phlebotomy class my partrner stuck me with a needle.can this cause pain, numbness in my whole left arm?

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Nerve stuck?: Perhaps the needle was in a nerve instead of the desired vein.

Answered 10/18/2012

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Hello I was looking through the responses and it seems maybe you can help with my left arm numbness pins needles and ezcruciating pain T night I have to sleep in a sitting position for it not to be so bad I wake up screaming ?

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I am having numbness on my left leg and pins and needle feeling on my toe also getting that numbness on my left arm can u please tell me why?

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Asking on behalf of my wife, Lynn Joseph. Pin and needles and numbness in left arm. Felt ill the entire day yesterday with headache. Feeling a blunt numb pain in chest.

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