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Message: <blockquote data-quote="copey399" data-source="post: 2757765" data-attributes="member: 193670"><p>Yes, that's what we did in the end and just as well as I was there from 9 am to about 3.30-ish.  It was awful.  The first canula they put in my upper arm wasn't in properly so all the dye went into the surrounding soft tissue and gave me a muscle like Popeye of excess fluid.  It was so painful too.  The second one in my hand worked but it was agony.  Like having boiling water poured into me.  I yelled when they did the first trial flush but they must be used to that because they just said "shout or swear, as long as you can stand it as it will save you having to come back" which I did.  Luckily nothing abnormal was discovered but I have to go back on Thursday for them to check that the swelling has gone down and my arm hasn't turned black or anything!</p></blockquote><p></p>

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