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HI everyone.
I just have no luck when it comes to picc-lines.
Just had this picc installed in JUne in my left arm.Cant put any more in my right arm because the main vein keeps collapsing.
Had that snow storm down here on tues. The snow was as high as the roof of my car so, had no choice but to shovel. The next day (WED.) my daughter and her boyfriend start to shovel the drivewayand they are agon me on to come out and shovel too.So I did.Finished 3/4 of the driveway. My nurse comes on thurs. to change my dressing and flush my picc-line it has a duel luman(2 into 1).She flushes the red line first and it just came gushing out at the site so she flushes the white line and its jammed after several minutes of trying to flush the white line it works. Ah sigh of relief but the red line is getting worse so she calls the IV Team at the hospital to tell them that im on my way down So i didnt have to wait for ever in emerge. Sitting there thinking oh they can repair this one line and I will be on my way back home. Tammy Smith please come to room 3. I go in and the nurse looks at it and says no cant repair it so she pulls it out.Need to put a new one in. Have to get the ok from your DR. Call my Dr. and hes gone till the 25th so im left with this little hole left in my arm.Now im afraid that the little hole will close up and the radioligist wont be able to find that same vein.
The last picc-line lasted for 2yrs before it got infected.That one did some major damage. I had 2 bugs on it called staffalitis (sp) one bug wondered up to my heart and left a small pinhole on one of the chambers and the other one was floating around on the vein. So then they had to find an antibiotic that was strong enough to kill the infection (because that was my 5th line and my body was imuned to it so they had to find a stronger one) Then I had to stay in the hospital for 19 days to make sure it was workingand take it for 4 more weeks at home.
Getting back to this picc-line that I just got ripped out of me. IT could of all been avoided if I just didnt pick up that shovel. So it was the snow and shovels fault :lol: I should have known better you cant lift more then 10 lbs with a picc in your arm. So now i have to sit and be patient for a week to see what happens.If they cant find the vein in my arm it will have to go in my neck and I really dont want it ther. I already get enough eyeballers staring at my arm. Or I can get a port in my upperchest. They are much easier to maintain and clean and you cant see it. I will even be able to swim again,take a shower(cause right now i have to take a bath cause you cant get your arm wet)have a nice hot sauna.
I will keep you posted on what the Dr. decides to do with me.
Thanks for reading and does anyone no of another devise I can get?
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I just have no luck when it comes to picc-lines.
Just had this picc installed in JUne in my left arm.Cant put any more in my right arm because the main vein keeps collapsing.
Had that snow storm down here on tues. The snow was as high as the roof of my car so, had no choice but to shovel. The next day (WED.) my daughter and her boyfriend start to shovel the drivewayand they are agon me on to come out and shovel too.So I did.Finished 3/4 of the driveway. My nurse comes on thurs. to change my dressing and flush my picc-line it has a duel luman(2 into 1).She flushes the red line first and it just came gushing out at the site so she flushes the white line and its jammed after several minutes of trying to flush the white line it works. Ah sigh of relief but the red line is getting worse so she calls the IV Team at the hospital to tell them that im on my way down So i didnt have to wait for ever in emerge. Sitting there thinking oh they can repair this one line and I will be on my way back home. Tammy Smith please come to room 3. I go in and the nurse looks at it and says no cant repair it so she pulls it out.Need to put a new one in. Have to get the ok from your DR. Call my Dr. and hes gone till the 25th so im left with this little hole left in my arm.Now im afraid that the little hole will close up and the radioligist wont be able to find that same vein.
The last picc-line lasted for 2yrs before it got infected.That one did some major damage. I had 2 bugs on it called staffalitis (sp) one bug wondered up to my heart and left a small pinhole on one of the chambers and the other one was floating around on the vein. So then they had to find an antibiotic that was strong enough to kill the infection (because that was my 5th line and my body was imuned to it so they had to find a stronger one) Then I had to stay in the hospital for 19 days to make sure it was workingand take it for 4 more weeks at home.
Getting back to this picc-line that I just got ripped out of me. IT could of all been avoided if I just didnt pick up that shovel. So it was the snow and shovels fault :lol: I should have known better you cant lift more then 10 lbs with a picc in your arm. So now i have to sit and be patient for a week to see what happens.If they cant find the vein in my arm it will have to go in my neck and I really dont want it ther. I already get enough eyeballers staring at my arm. Or I can get a port in my upperchest. They are much easier to maintain and clean and you cant see it. I will even be able to swim again,take a shower(cause right now i have to take a bath cause you cant get your arm wet)have a nice hot sauna.
I will keep you posted on what the Dr. decides to do with me.
Thanks for reading and does anyone no of another devise I can get?
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