But I don't know if it could be harmful
yes it is, very. any movement of a needle within a vein can actually cause damage, even the best injections can screw up in rare circumstances, you also have a chance of puncturing the vein while you move it if you do that your way, i've actually never even wanted to see this question nor have i ever looked up how to get a broken needle out because of the thought it sounds pretty gnarly, id probably freak out if i snapped a tip off in my arm by accident, thats particularly why i
go with 27 gauge instead of 29 or 30 even though the latter are easier to get in, theyre too easy to break off, 27 is the perfect needle size so that you can comfortably do an injection doesn't really prick that much and its a sturdy point, infact i've reused some points a couple times (obviously i properly sterilize them before reuse, not that i have to reuse but i'm just thrifty like that but i never ever reused a 29 or 30 gauge in fear of possible shrapnel from the tip getting into my blood you have to check out what a needle tip looks like after its been used more than once in an enlarged photo, its not pretty, the tips get warped because theyre only made to be used once but if you can't get em regularly or have access to a source for them then clearly you gotta do whatcha gotta do but also, sterilizing a needle if you use steam will weaken the whole needle so beware of this they say not to use rubbing alcohol but..thats not because theres somthing wrong with using it, but you have to wait until it all evaporates off to use the tip all while managing not to get it exposed to any possible bacteria etc i can confirm no difference from steam vs rubbing alcohol sterilization other than weakening of the metal incase anyones wondering)
you can open up a persons brain to do surgery and you cant do a simple slice in my arm and pull it out unfuckingbelievable
its not a simple procedure and i bet you're as scared and i am of reading the whole damn thread its making me cringe like no tomorrow, but the surgeons can't simply 'slice you open' because, the needle depending on size i assume a half .5" ?? regardless, if they slice into your arm, they need to be prepared to control the bleeding that will follow, now i'm not a medical expert in any way but..... there's the possibility of regardless if they have you under anesthesia, your body will naturally react to being cut open, and possibly make the needle move this is not info to scare you i'm just sayin its not as simple as you make think, however
i'd go to a private clinic, do whatever the fuck you can, you make sure to see a proper physician and have them get that out asap because you don't want any complications from it moving, i wish i could see the X-ray to see why theyd say fuck it and leave it in, it doesn't actually make sense to make in any way shape or form, DO NOT SLICE INTO YOUR OWN ARM PLEASE DON'T DONT EVEN TRY MAKING A LITTLE HOLE IN YOUR VEIN, YOU CAN CAUSE A COLLAPSE OF THE VEIN, BLEEDING THAT YOU CANT STOP, maybe you could cauterize it with a piece of red-hot metal but do you really want to risk this and have to do all of this scary stuff? Go get a 2nd, 3rd , 4th opinion and yeah, on weekends the doctors are VERY overworked and only the worst cases get treated first it sucks but thats how it is, and it takes quite abit of time to prep and OR, let alone perform an operation so taking that aswell into consideration, i'll give you an example, i was at a waterpark once, my arm hit a piece of metal somewhere somehow, it sliced my arm open near my elbow, nearly down to the bone, it was bad enough that my cousin who's seen and done some rediculous shit, couldn't handle looking at my arm, i was treated with an emergency bandage and off the the hospital i went.... i sat there for 13 hours, bleeding until i said fuck this, and went to a different hospital closer to my home, 6 hours in the ER, they put 12 stitches into my elbow, now i've had stitches for other wounds and nothing hurt more than this one injury, so its fucked how the system works but thats how it is, if you're not dying they'll wait till you are, or you could do like i did one time when i had a bike accident, and walk in there, and demanded to be treated but this can also result in being arrested or sedated and sent to the psych ward till they think youre good to go, my friend who's got a coke/drinking problem has suffered alcohol poisoning a few times and all they did was monitor her, then when she was stable, they sent her to the psych ward and wouldn't release her until they deemed her mentally capable, i remember her asking if she could put my # down as one of her emergency contacts but... i wasn't too keen on it, but i always made sure i had someone go and check on her when she had those incidents, i somehow always find out pretty quickly whenever a friend ends up in the ER, I wish i could take you to see my retired md he still has a private practice just doesn't have a narcotics licence, which unfortunately is why i need a new way to get my rx, i went alittle off topic but this gives you an example of all these dumb outcomes and how fucking shitty the system can be,
Don't be scared, it will be a lot and a lot fuckin worse if you panic!
I don't often agree shady but please get it treated asap, be calm please and careful.
~little edit:made some grammatical / spelling errors which is because i've been going for about 106-7 hours with 4 hours of sleep so please let it slide =p