My wife had her gallbladder removed about a week ago, Everything is going fine, cept she has noticed very bad pain in the inner of her right arm just above the elbow (where her IV was). Its feels kinda hard and the skin has weird red splotches like rashes the are small about the size of a nickel each. That part of her arm is very very sensitive to the touch, and if she applies any pressure to it or anything, She also cannot fully extend her arm as it hurts, she can apply muscle IE doing a curl etc etc.

EDIT: I forgot to add that there is some mild bruising, nothing bad, but you can see it.

Is it an infection from the IV? A reaction? I have had IVs a few times before, she also had IVs when she was pregnant and didnt have this reaction.


Thanks everyone!