ive gone almost 4 months without a flush. thankgod it worked when it was eventually flushed. im considering dropping the flushing frequency to 2 months instead of 1. ive gone 2 months before many times and nothing bad has ever happened and my port is an absolute biatch to access sometimes.
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Forgetful flushes
- Thread starter mum2kj
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ive gone almost 4 months without a flush. thankgod it worked when it was eventually flushed. im considering dropping the flushing frequency to 2 months instead of 1. ive gone 2 months before many times and nothing bad has ever happened and my port is an absolute biatch to access sometimes.
ive gone almost 4 months without a flush. thankgod it worked when it was eventually flushed. im considering dropping the flushing frequency to 2 months instead of 1. ive gone 2 months before many times and nothing bad has ever happened and my port is an absolute biatch to access sometimes.
ive gone almost 4 months without a flush. thankgod it worked when it was eventually flushed. im considering dropping the flushing frequency to 2 months instead of 1. ive gone 2 months before many times and nothing bad has ever happened and my port is an absolute biatch to access sometimes.
ive gone almost 4 months without a flush. thankgod it worked when it was eventually flushed. im considering dropping the flushing frequency to 2 months instead of 1. ive gone 2 months before many times and nothing bad has ever happened and my port is an absolute biatch to access sometimes.
ive gone almost 4 months without a flush. thankgod it worked when it was eventually flushed. im considering dropping the flushing frequency to 2 months instead of 1. ive gone 2 months before many times and nothing bad has ever happened and my port is an absolute biatch to access sometimes.
blindhearted
New member
I try to flush mine every month on the exact day. However, life happens and I have been 2 weeks over before and it flushed just as well as it normally does. When I am on IV therapy I usually end up flushing a few days or so late because it messes up my schedule. You could just pick a day in the month that is easy to remember (like the 10th, if your child was born on the 10th its easy to remember) and flush it on that day every month reguardless of when you last flushed it because of IVs (like u finished IVs on the 22nd, still flush on the 10th of the next month to get back on schedule). My husband is a nurse and he has seen people come in with ports who havent flushed them for 6 months or so and they still work. He has also had someone who went years without flushing and they some how got it to work. But no doctor or nurse would recommend going that long.
blindhearted
New member
I try to flush mine every month on the exact day. However, life happens and I have been 2 weeks over before and it flushed just as well as it normally does. When I am on IV therapy I usually end up flushing a few days or so late because it messes up my schedule. You could just pick a day in the month that is easy to remember (like the 10th, if your child was born on the 10th its easy to remember) and flush it on that day every month reguardless of when you last flushed it because of IVs (like u finished IVs on the 22nd, still flush on the 10th of the next month to get back on schedule). My husband is a nurse and he has seen people come in with ports who havent flushed them for 6 months or so and they still work. He has also had someone who went years without flushing and they some how got it to work. But no doctor or nurse would recommend going that long.
blindhearted
New member
I try to flush mine every month on the exact day. However, life happens and I have been 2 weeks over before and it flushed just as well as it normally does. When I am on IV therapy I usually end up flushing a few days or so late because it messes up my schedule. You could just pick a day in the month that is easy to remember (like the 10th, if your child was born on the 10th its easy to remember) and flush it on that day every month reguardless of when you last flushed it because of IVs (like u finished IVs on the 22nd, still flush on the 10th of the next month to get back on schedule). My husband is a nurse and he has seen people come in with ports who havent flushed them for 6 months or so and they still work. He has also had someone who went years without flushing and they some how got it to work. But no doctor or nurse would recommend going that long.
blindhearted
New member
I try to flush mine every month on the exact day. However, life happens and I have been 2 weeks over before and it flushed just as well as it normally does. When I am on IV therapy I usually end up flushing a few days or so late because it messes up my schedule. You could just pick a day in the month that is easy to remember (like the 10th, if your child was born on the 10th its easy to remember) and flush it on that day every month reguardless of when you last flushed it because of IVs (like u finished IVs on the 22nd, still flush on the 10th of the next month to get back on schedule). My husband is a nurse and he has seen people come in with ports who havent flushed them for 6 months or so and they still work. He has also had someone who went years without flushing and they some how got it to work. But no doctor or nurse would recommend going that long.
blindhearted
New member
I try to flush mine every month on the exact day. However, life happens and I have been 2 weeks over before and it flushed just as well as it normally does. When I am on IV therapy I usually end up flushing a few days or so late because it messes up my schedule. You could just pick a day in the month that is easy to remember (like the 10th, if your child was born on the 10th its easy to remember) and flush it on that day every month reguardless of when you last flushed it because of IVs (like u finished IVs on the 22nd, still flush on the 10th of the next month to get back on schedule). My husband is a nurse and he has seen people come in with ports who havent flushed them for 6 months or so and they still work. He has also had someone who went years without flushing and they some how got it to work. But no doctor or nurse would recommend going that long.
blindhearted
New member
I try to flush mine every month on the exact day. However, life happens and I have been 2 weeks over before and it flushed just as well as it normally does. When I am on IV therapy I usually end up flushing a few days or so late because it messes up my schedule. You could just pick a day in the month that is easy to remember (like the 10th, if your child was born on the 10th its easy to remember) and flush it on that day every month reguardless of when you last flushed it because of IVs (like u finished IVs on the 22nd, still flush on the 10th of the next month to get back on schedule). My husband is a nurse and he has seen people come in with ports who havent flushed them for 6 months or so and they still work. He has also had someone who went years without flushing and they some how got it to work. But no doctor or nurse would recommend going that long.
I flush my port every month on the same date, it is checked off on my calendar. My doc recommends every month, month and a half it should be flushed per protocol with saline and then heparin. I access it myself, it was wierd to do it myself at first (odd to say because while I was working as a RN, I accessed many ports) to get the angle of the needle just right etc....
I have only had one incident with my port clotting, even with monthly flushes. That was fixed with alteplase, haven't had any problems since.
I will say that there was one time that it wasn't flushed for 2 months, due to confusion of hospitalization etc..kind of like your story. It was a very new port at the time and there were'nt any problems with my flush. I too was anxious that it was clotted off and that I would need a new port.
I know that many have gone longer than a month, but boy, I don't want to take any chances!
Hugs, Jenn <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
I have only had one incident with my port clotting, even with monthly flushes. That was fixed with alteplase, haven't had any problems since.
I will say that there was one time that it wasn't flushed for 2 months, due to confusion of hospitalization etc..kind of like your story. It was a very new port at the time and there were'nt any problems with my flush. I too was anxious that it was clotted off and that I would need a new port.
I know that many have gone longer than a month, but boy, I don't want to take any chances!
Hugs, Jenn <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
I flush my port every month on the same date, it is checked off on my calendar. My doc recommends every month, month and a half it should be flushed per protocol with saline and then heparin. I access it myself, it was wierd to do it myself at first (odd to say because while I was working as a RN, I accessed many ports) to get the angle of the needle just right etc....
I have only had one incident with my port clotting, even with monthly flushes. That was fixed with alteplase, haven't had any problems since.
I will say that there was one time that it wasn't flushed for 2 months, due to confusion of hospitalization etc..kind of like your story. It was a very new port at the time and there were'nt any problems with my flush. I too was anxious that it was clotted off and that I would need a new port.
I know that many have gone longer than a month, but boy, I don't want to take any chances!
Hugs, Jenn <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
I have only had one incident with my port clotting, even with monthly flushes. That was fixed with alteplase, haven't had any problems since.
I will say that there was one time that it wasn't flushed for 2 months, due to confusion of hospitalization etc..kind of like your story. It was a very new port at the time and there were'nt any problems with my flush. I too was anxious that it was clotted off and that I would need a new port.
I know that many have gone longer than a month, but boy, I don't want to take any chances!
Hugs, Jenn <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
I flush my port every month on the same date, it is checked off on my calendar. My doc recommends every month, month and a half it should be flushed per protocol with saline and then heparin. I access it myself, it was wierd to do it myself at first (odd to say because while I was working as a RN, I accessed many ports) to get the angle of the needle just right etc....
I have only had one incident with my port clotting, even with monthly flushes. That was fixed with alteplase, haven't had any problems since.
I will say that there was one time that it wasn't flushed for 2 months, due to confusion of hospitalization etc..kind of like your story. It was a very new port at the time and there were'nt any problems with my flush. I too was anxious that it was clotted off and that I would need a new port.
I know that many have gone longer than a month, but boy, I don't want to take any chances!
Hugs, Jenn <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
I have only had one incident with my port clotting, even with monthly flushes. That was fixed with alteplase, haven't had any problems since.
I will say that there was one time that it wasn't flushed for 2 months, due to confusion of hospitalization etc..kind of like your story. It was a very new port at the time and there were'nt any problems with my flush. I too was anxious that it was clotted off and that I would need a new port.
I know that many have gone longer than a month, but boy, I don't want to take any chances!
Hugs, Jenn <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
I flush my port every month on the same date, it is checked off on my calendar. My doc recommends every month, month and a half it should be flushed per protocol with saline and then heparin. I access it myself, it was wierd to do it myself at first (odd to say because while I was working as a RN, I accessed many ports) to get the angle of the needle just right etc....
I have only had one incident with my port clotting, even with monthly flushes. That was fixed with alteplase, haven't had any problems since.
I will say that there was one time that it wasn't flushed for 2 months, due to confusion of hospitalization etc..kind of like your story. It was a very new port at the time and there were'nt any problems with my flush. I too was anxious that it was clotted off and that I would need a new port.
I know that many have gone longer than a month, but boy, I don't want to take any chances!
Hugs, Jenn <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
I have only had one incident with my port clotting, even with monthly flushes. That was fixed with alteplase, haven't had any problems since.
I will say that there was one time that it wasn't flushed for 2 months, due to confusion of hospitalization etc..kind of like your story. It was a very new port at the time and there were'nt any problems with my flush. I too was anxious that it was clotted off and that I would need a new port.
I know that many have gone longer than a month, but boy, I don't want to take any chances!
Hugs, Jenn <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
I flush my port every month on the same date, it is checked off on my calendar. My doc recommends every month, month and a half it should be flushed per protocol with saline and then heparin. I access it myself, it was wierd to do it myself at first (odd to say because while I was working as a RN, I accessed many ports) to get the angle of the needle just right etc....
I have only had one incident with my port clotting, even with monthly flushes. That was fixed with alteplase, haven't had any problems since.
I will say that there was one time that it wasn't flushed for 2 months, due to confusion of hospitalization etc..kind of like your story. It was a very new port at the time and there were'nt any problems with my flush. I too was anxious that it was clotted off and that I would need a new port.
I know that many have gone longer than a month, but boy, I don't want to take any chances!
Hugs, Jenn <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
I have only had one incident with my port clotting, even with monthly flushes. That was fixed with alteplase, haven't had any problems since.
I will say that there was one time that it wasn't flushed for 2 months, due to confusion of hospitalization etc..kind of like your story. It was a very new port at the time and there were'nt any problems with my flush. I too was anxious that it was clotted off and that I would need a new port.
I know that many have gone longer than a month, but boy, I don't want to take any chances!
Hugs, Jenn <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
I flush my port every month on the same date, it is checked off on my calendar. My doc recommends every month, month and a half it should be flushed per protocol with saline and then heparin. I access it myself, it was wierd to do it myself at first (odd to say because while I was working as a RN, I accessed many ports) to get the angle of the needle just right etc....
I have only had one incident with my port clotting, even with monthly flushes. That was fixed with alteplase, haven't had any problems since.
I will say that there was one time that it wasn't flushed for 2 months, due to confusion of hospitalization etc..kind of like your story. It was a very new port at the time and there were'nt any problems with my flush. I too was anxious that it was clotted off and that I would need a new port.
I know that many have gone longer than a month, but boy, I don't want to take any chances!
Hugs, Jenn <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
I have only had one incident with my port clotting, even with monthly flushes. That was fixed with alteplase, haven't had any problems since.
I will say that there was one time that it wasn't flushed for 2 months, due to confusion of hospitalization etc..kind of like your story. It was a very new port at the time and there were'nt any problems with my flush. I too was anxious that it was clotted off and that I would need a new port.
I know that many have gone longer than a month, but boy, I don't want to take any chances!
Hugs, Jenn <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
Asexyblond23
New member
Well let me just say I am the perfect example of why you need to flush your port. Not trying to scare anyone but you really do need to flush every 4-6 weeks. I had my port for 8 years and towards the end I had gone thru my denial stage in life. Well that included not flushing my port as I should. It had prob been at least 6 months since I had flushed my port last. Well I went into the hospital for a routine tune up. The put the needle in and pulled back a good blood return. When he flushed it with the saline I felt this intense burning feelnig go over from my port to the center of my chest. I sat up and yelled. I told them it hurt really bad and I couldnt brethe. The next thing I knew I passed out and coded on them. They ended up puting me on a reporator that night jsut b/c they couldnt figure out what caused it. After it was all said and done they could fine nothing that caused it. No blood clots, no air, no signs at all. Later the nurses and I came to the conclusion that it was an infection inside the port. A nurse had a little boy do the same thing on her and it was that the infection was in the port and got pushed straight to the heart. Not trying to scare anyone but Im a great example of why you should flush your port. Needless to say it was a huge wake up call for me and I am back on track now with everything!
Asexyblond23
New member
Well let me just say I am the perfect example of why you need to flush your port. Not trying to scare anyone but you really do need to flush every 4-6 weeks. I had my port for 8 years and towards the end I had gone thru my denial stage in life. Well that included not flushing my port as I should. It had prob been at least 6 months since I had flushed my port last. Well I went into the hospital for a routine tune up. The put the needle in and pulled back a good blood return. When he flushed it with the saline I felt this intense burning feelnig go over from my port to the center of my chest. I sat up and yelled. I told them it hurt really bad and I couldnt brethe. The next thing I knew I passed out and coded on them. They ended up puting me on a reporator that night jsut b/c they couldnt figure out what caused it. After it was all said and done they could fine nothing that caused it. No blood clots, no air, no signs at all. Later the nurses and I came to the conclusion that it was an infection inside the port. A nurse had a little boy do the same thing on her and it was that the infection was in the port and got pushed straight to the heart. Not trying to scare anyone but Im a great example of why you should flush your port. Needless to say it was a huge wake up call for me and I am back on track now with everything!