These are very normal pains. She tried to do the best site for the patient which is radial and then when that failed she went anticubital and that is the easiest place to get regardless of procedure, drawing blood or placing an .I.V.

You should be fine in a day or so, use a little bit of ice or an icy cold gel pack to reduce the swelling if there is any and wait a day or two, the pain will go away.

Don't blame the nurse or tech, it isn't always easy to get a good stick on people and they certianly dont mean to hurt anyone.

Yeah I didn't think she meant to hurt me or anything...It's just that I have no clue about how those things work and what's supposed to feel like what, it's just that i've had iv's before and none looked like the one she did...And i'm pretty much a hyphochondriac and thinking everything could hurt me if not done right. I just find it odd that my wrist would hurt from a stick much higher. It was 3 days ago and it still hurts there. Hopefully it will just go away soon...Thanks for your reply!

No problem. You will do fine and once it stops hurting, you wont remember the stick unless you actully are thinking about it.

Good luck and feel better,
brian

I would also just keep checking the site where the iv was placed. Look for swelling, pain, inflamation as the site could be infected. Ivs are an invasive procedure as they break the skin - so just keep an eye on it.