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Old 08-14-2021, 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by billethkid View Post
How about a bruise/black and blue from the point where the needle went in to the elbow.......welt the full length of the upper arm immediately after needle withdrawn.
By the time we got home the bruise replaced the the welt.

Went to the ER and it was diagnosed as a hematoma, not to worry, it will go away.
It took three months to finally "go away".

A very, very isolated incident most likely related to the technique (or lack of it) by the one giving the shot.
Did you say "elbow"? That is not anywhere near the supposed site of injection. Yikes!
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