A Different Sort of Body Piercing

[lightNlife]

Woo hoo! I got the audio to sync up with the slides. If you've already watched the slide show, you might want to watch it again with the audio so it makes more sense. I'm glad to hear how many of you found this helpful. I figure, if I'm going to be a guinea pig, I might as well be the kind that benefits others.

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://s166.photobucket.com/albums/u111/Lgrace217/?action=view&current=Port_Slideshow.flv">Port-A-Cath Access Slide Show (rated PG)</a>

 

[lightNlife]

Woo hoo! I got the audio to sync up with the slides. If you've already watched the slide show, you might want to watch it again with the audio so it makes more sense. I'm glad to hear how many of you found this helpful. I figure, if I'm going to be a guinea pig, I might as well be the kind that benefits others.

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://s166.photobucket.com/albums/u111/Lgrace217/?action=view&current=Port_Slideshow.flv">Port-A-Cath Access Slide Show (rated PG)</a>

 

[lightNlife]

Woo hoo! I got the audio to sync up with the slides. If you've already watched the slide show, you might want to watch it again with the audio so it makes more sense. I'm glad to hear how many of you found this helpful. I figure, if I'm going to be a guinea pig, I might as well be the kind that benefits others.

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://s166.photobucket.com/albums/u111/Lgrace217/?action=view&current=Port_Slideshow.flv">Port-A-Cath Access Slide Show (rated PG)</a>

 

[AnD]

Thanks! Though the needle part still made my toes wiggle-uhnnnnn. Maybe the home healthcare nurse can do it for me if I ever get one <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> .

 

[AnD]

Thanks! Though the needle part still made my toes wiggle-uhnnnnn. Maybe the home healthcare nurse can do it for me if I ever get one <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> .

 

[AnD]

Thanks! Though the needle part still made my toes wiggle-uhnnnnn. Maybe the home healthcare nurse can do it for me if I ever get one <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> .

 

[princessjdc]

Wow, thanks for sharing, it looked painful but Im sure it probably wasnt, you done such a good job and your brave, your probably use to it by now, me Id probably have a hard time at first and feel faint coming on, glad I dont have to do that yet, anyways but its nice to know what to do and expect when the time ever does come. Hoping it will be for a very very long time for me .

 

[princessjdc]

Wow, thanks for sharing, it looked painful but Im sure it probably wasnt, you done such a good job and your brave, your probably use to it by now, me Id probably have a hard time at first and feel faint coming on, glad I dont have to do that yet, anyways but its nice to know what to do and expect when the time ever does come. Hoping it will be for a very very long time for me .

 

[princessjdc]

Wow, thanks for sharing, it looked painful but Im sure it probably wasnt, you done such a good job and your brave, your probably use to it by now, me Id probably have a hard time at first and feel faint coming on, glad I dont have to do that yet, anyways but its nice to know what to do and expect when the time ever does come. Hoping it will be for a very very long time for me .

 

[catboogie]

thanks for sharing!

i have a couple of questions after seeing the slide show. first of all, i like how your port isn't just a bubble under your skin, it looks like the skin rises more gradually to it. did you have this done on purpose or did you just get lucky? do you know why some people's look so different?

secondly, when the needle was out, you could see that the spot looked red, and there was a little bump right in the middle. that is weird b/c i'm used to thinking that if an IV site is red, that it is infected. but yours wasn't, right? can you explain this?

thanks!

 

[catboogie]

thanks for sharing!

i have a couple of questions after seeing the slide show. first of all, i like how your port isn't just a bubble under your skin, it looks like the skin rises more gradually to it. did you have this done on purpose or did you just get lucky? do you know why some people's look so different?

secondly, when the needle was out, you could see that the spot looked red, and there was a little bump right in the middle. that is weird b/c i'm used to thinking that if an IV site is red, that it is infected. but yours wasn't, right? can you explain this?

thanks!

 

[catboogie]

thanks for sharing!

i have a couple of questions after seeing the slide show. first of all, i like how your port isn't just a bubble under your skin, it looks like the skin rises more gradually to it. did you have this done on purpose or did you just get lucky? do you know why some people's look so different?

secondly, when the needle was out, you could see that the spot looked red, and there was a little bump right in the middle. that is weird b/c i'm used to thinking that if an IV site is red, that it is infected. but yours wasn't, right? can you explain this?

thanks!

 

[lightNlife]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>catboogie</b></i>

thanks for sharing!



i have a couple of questions after seeing the slide show. first of all, i like how your port isn't just a bubble under your skin, it looks like the skin rises more gradually to it. did you have this done on purpose or did you just get lucky? do you know why some people's look so different?



secondly, when the needle was out, you could see that the spot looked red, and there was a little bump right in the middle. that is weird b/c i'm used to thinking that if an IV site is red, that it is infected. but yours wasn't, right? can you explain this?



thanks!</end quote></div>

The location of my port is what makes it look less like a bubble under my skin. It does look like that a bit from certain angles, but I elected to have mine placed close to the breast tissue so that it would be as indistinguishable as possible. (At the time though, I was in a training bra with nothing to train!)

It looks red in the picture mostly because of the smeared blood that was on the site when I pulled the needle out. The extra pinkness is also attributed to the fact that it's got a lot of scar tissue, (which is the little bump in the middle) and my particular skin type scars so easily (as opposed to someone with olive-toned or bronzed skin for example).

The scar tissue is one of the reasons I'm looking to have a new port placed on the other side. When you consider that the site has been accessed approximately 150 times, it's only reasonable that there would be a buildup of puncture wound scars. That site is pretty much like the center of a dartboard--lots of marks!

 

[lightNlife]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>catboogie</b></i>

thanks for sharing!



i have a couple of questions after seeing the slide show. first of all, i like how your port isn't just a bubble under your skin, it looks like the skin rises more gradually to it. did you have this done on purpose or did you just get lucky? do you know why some people's look so different?



secondly, when the needle was out, you could see that the spot looked red, and there was a little bump right in the middle. that is weird b/c i'm used to thinking that if an IV site is red, that it is infected. but yours wasn't, right? can you explain this?



thanks!</end quote></div>

The location of my port is what makes it look less like a bubble under my skin. It does look like that a bit from certain angles, but I elected to have mine placed close to the breast tissue so that it would be as indistinguishable as possible. (At the time though, I was in a training bra with nothing to train!)

It looks red in the picture mostly because of the smeared blood that was on the site when I pulled the needle out. The extra pinkness is also attributed to the fact that it's got a lot of scar tissue, (which is the little bump in the middle) and my particular skin type scars so easily (as opposed to someone with olive-toned or bronzed skin for example).

The scar tissue is one of the reasons I'm looking to have a new port placed on the other side. When you consider that the site has been accessed approximately 150 times, it's only reasonable that there would be a buildup of puncture wound scars. That site is pretty much like the center of a dartboard--lots of marks!

 

[lightNlife]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>catboogie</b></i>

thanks for sharing!



i have a couple of questions after seeing the slide show. first of all, i like how your port isn't just a bubble under your skin, it looks like the skin rises more gradually to it. did you have this done on purpose or did you just get lucky? do you know why some people's look so different?



secondly, when the needle was out, you could see that the spot looked red, and there was a little bump right in the middle. that is weird b/c i'm used to thinking that if an IV site is red, that it is infected. but yours wasn't, right? can you explain this?



thanks!</end quote></div>

The location of my port is what makes it look less like a bubble under my skin. It does look like that a bit from certain angles, but I elected to have mine placed close to the breast tissue so that it would be as indistinguishable as possible. (At the time though, I was in a training bra with nothing to train!)

It looks red in the picture mostly because of the smeared blood that was on the site when I pulled the needle out. The extra pinkness is also attributed to the fact that it's got a lot of scar tissue, (which is the little bump in the middle) and my particular skin type scars so easily (as opposed to someone with olive-toned or bronzed skin for example).

The scar tissue is one of the reasons I'm looking to have a new port placed on the other side. When you consider that the site has been accessed approximately 150 times, it's only reasonable that there would be a buildup of puncture wound scars. That site is pretty much like the center of a dartboard--lots of marks!

 

[melleemac]

Hi Lauren
Thanks for answering my questions. Ive got another for you. When Mikey was a baby he had a Broviac Hickman, he only had it for a few months because he grew and it came out of place. Is that the same thing as a port? We had a nurse come in daily to flush it and change the dressing. The boys dont do well with ivs, they dont even last a day as the vein collapses (thats if they can find a vein to begin with!) Now when they are admitted they are given mid lines, which Brandy still has alot of trouble with.
Question is, what made you or your Dr decide on getting the port a cath. Brandy also wants to know if you have to be put under to have it inserted.
Thanks
Mel

 

[melleemac]

Hi Lauren
Thanks for answering my questions. Ive got another for you. When Mikey was a baby he had a Broviac Hickman, he only had it for a few months because he grew and it came out of place. Is that the same thing as a port? We had a nurse come in daily to flush it and change the dressing. The boys dont do well with ivs, they dont even last a day as the vein collapses (thats if they can find a vein to begin with!) Now when they are admitted they are given mid lines, which Brandy still has alot of trouble with.
Question is, what made you or your Dr decide on getting the port a cath. Brandy also wants to know if you have to be put under to have it inserted.
Thanks
Mel

 

[melleemac]

Hi Lauren
Thanks for answering my questions. Ive got another for you. When Mikey was a baby he had a Broviac Hickman, he only had it for a few months because he grew and it came out of place. Is that the same thing as a port? We had a nurse come in daily to flush it and change the dressing. The boys dont do well with ivs, they dont even last a day as the vein collapses (thats if they can find a vein to begin with!) Now when they are admitted they are given mid lines, which Brandy still has alot of trouble with.
Question is, what made you or your Dr decide on getting the port a cath. Brandy also wants to know if you have to be put under to have it inserted.
Thanks
Mel

 

[sue35]

That was one of the most helpful things I have seen on here, thank you so much for sharing. When you are not using the port do you just put a band-aid over it or nothing? When I looked at the picture of you in the pretty dress I couldn't see anything there.

Also, does the needle hurt going in? It looks like it would!

 

[sue35]

That was one of the most helpful things I have seen on here, thank you so much for sharing. When you are not using the port do you just put a band-aid over it or nothing? When I looked at the picture of you in the pretty dress I couldn't see anything there.

Also, does the needle hurt going in? It looks like it would!