A member asked:

I.v. drug leek in the vein 2 weeks ago. i have no pain or redness or swollen but when i touch the vein is hard like a hard lumb. do i need to worry?

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Dr. Rebecca Gliksman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Vein lump s/p leak: May be fibrotic reaction which may or may not resolve over 2-3 months ( in general healing is over months-just think how long it takes a cut to totally disappear) If swelling , redness , pain difficulty with movement seek attention immediately. F/u/ w/ MD .

Answered 4/4/2019

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