Bruising days after blood drawn?

Question:

I had a blood drawn last Thursday for a medical test and the person drawing the blood had trouble getting it to flow from my left arm, so they switched to my right. Yesterday (a few days later) I noticed that the spot on my left arm where they had tried to draw is now black and blue and it hurts some. It didn't bruise right away, but I do remember it hurting when the doctor couldn't get the needle in right.

Does this delayed bruising and some pain sound normal? I've never had bruising before from a blood draw, and I was fine for the first two days and then the bruising and pain appeared.

Answers:
Bruising is just some blood that leak out under the skin. When you fall and get a bruise, you have broken some blood vessels and they have leaked some blood under the skin. It takes a while for the body to absorb the blood, therefore the different colors. What happened to you is the tech apparently did hit the vein at some point but not good enough to get the blood he/she needed. Later blood leaked out under the skin and that is normal and the fact that it is sore is also normal. Should be fine in a few days. I hope this helps.

Yes it is normal that happened to me too !

Some people are very good at sticking you and others aren't and it sounds like the person that stuck you wasn't very good.The pain and bruising is normal if you weren't stuck just right.I donate blood regularly and I've had a couple of bad sticks,but I've had more good than bad.

Bruising days after blood drawn?

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