I had blood drawn 8 days ago and i still feel pain in my arm and the bruise has not healed. normally, i don't feel pain in my arm from having blood drawn. is this normal?

Thrombophlebitis : Symptoms of superficial thrombophlebitis include: redness and inflammation of the skin along a vein warmth of the skin and tissue around the vein tenderness and pain that worsens with added pressure pain in the limb darkening of the skin over the vein Other possibilitiesnerve or tendonitis. Take ibuprofen and warm heat and if does not get better call your doctor.