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Yesterday I was having an infusion done and during it the blood pressure cuff over tightened to the point I lost all feeling in my hand and the cuff stayed that way for a few minutes, I did tell the nurse who said it happens if the machine thinks it's not reading or you are moving, etc. After the cuff deflated I had some numbness in my hand, last night, about 4 hours later, my hand suddenly became ice cold and tingling/numb and stayed that way. Woke up this morning, hand is still ice cold, no discoloration or swelling, and very tingly, my arm itself appears to be OK. Should I be concerned?

For reference: Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, Anklyosing Spondylitis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Myofacial Pain Syndrome, severe bilateral Enthisitis in elbows and wrists, severe joint damage in all major joints, far too many various surgeries but none on the affected hand or arm. I do not have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

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Hi, I've been on Cymbalta for about 20 years. I am on 20 mg, I could never go higher due to side effects. I feel it's simply not effective for me. If I forget to put my med in my pill minder the zaps start within 3 days and it's horrendous. I was going to reduce slowly by grains but upon opening the pill I found there are only 4 pellets inside, larger pellets. Do I maybe cut one of the pellets in half? Dissolve it in a quantified amount of water and measure out the solution in cc's ? I don't even know how well it would dissolve.

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I have a disease with vascular complications, it's very hard to get an IV in me due to scar tissue from IV and blood draws over the last 5 decades, veins collapsing and instantaneous hematoma's. I've had regular infusions for years and it's gone from 1-2 tries to stick me to an average of 4-6 tries before success. We've tried every area they could find in my hands and arms and it's getting frustrating more and more each time I go in leaving me with bruises and hematoma's that can last 2 weeks. Hydration makes zero difference. Heating up my veins makes no difference. My viens are visible and large which always shocks new nurses when their attempts fail. We've even tried different gauges of needles over the years. Yes, eventually they get it in but it's always a huge ordeal. Would this be a situation where IM would just be better? Do I just ask them? I know they do IM as one of my nurses has the same issue and they do IM for her but no one has yet suggested I switch to IM. A port isn't an option since I only go every 4 weeks. Thoughts?

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