Call your doctor or nurse if:
There is swelling at the catheter site. There is bleeding at the catheter insertion site that does not stop when pressure is applied. Your leg below where the catheter was inserted changes color or becomes cool to the touch, pale, or numb. The small incision from your catheter becomes red or painful, or yellow or green discharge is draining from it. Your legs are swelling. You have chest pain or shortness of breath that does not go away with rest. You have dizziness, fainting, or you are very tired. You are coughing up blood or yellow or green mucus. You have chills or a fever over 101 °F. You develop weakness in your body or are unable to get out of bed.
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Call your doctor or nurse if:
There is swelling at the catheter site. There is bleeding at the catheter insertion site that does not stop when pressure is applied. Your leg below where the catheter was inserted changes color or becomes cool to the touch, pale, or numb. The small incision from your catheter becomes red or painful, or yellow or green discharge is draining from it. Your legs are swelling. You have chest pain or shortness of breath that does not go away with rest. You have dizziness, fainting, or you are very tired. You are coughing up blood or yellow or green mucus. You have chills or a fever over 101 °F. You develop weakness in your body or are unable to get out of bed.