Just a nerve?

[Jess21]

I had a quick question..yesterday a tech who has only done my buttonhole maybe twice (unsuccessfully i think) tried to poke me.  I think he jabbed a little hard because when he was in the venous all of a sudden I had a sharp pain by my scar by my wrist.  It went away and I didn't really think about it, but I noticed on the way home it was kinda itchy over where it had hurt.  Last night it seemed a little discolored by it, so I put a heating pad on it.  That went away.  Today it occasionally stings.  Has this happened to anyone else?  Did he just hit a nerve?  I know when they laid the needle on a nerve once it was constant pain and I was curled up in the chair about to cry...  My bruit is fine everyone has been saying how strong it is lately..I just don't want to call my access center and be a worry wart, but don't want to not be one and it mess up...
any advice? 

[Rerun]

I don't have a button hole, but just my experience is he must have hit a nerve.  You can request someone else to stick you.

[twirl]

there are two techs that I will not let stick me--- too much pain when they do--- request someone else

[monrein]

It sounds like the tech hit a nerve Jess but keep an eye on it and keep checking that thrill and bruit.

[Jess21]

I took off my bandaid yesterday and saw that the tech had hit a good 1/8 of an inch away from the entrance to my venous tunnel..that could be why it hurt...

[jbeany]

Ouch!

[monrein]

   Sounds like it's past time for you to start doing your own buttonholes.  Once you do you'll never understand why you let them do it.  Not trying to push you or anything, well just gentle pushing because I know how much better it is to have complete consistency with the buttonholes.