Question about picc lines

[mum2kj]

I'm so sorry you lost your port, how long till you can get another one in? Also do they take the whole thing out including the tubing?

The port is the best thing that has happened to kj, her veins collapsed from the doc just looking at the lol.

The only probs with the port is flushes once a month and vanity (my daughter is very self conscious about it) but she can now wear a bikini without it being seen, so that made her happy.

with keeping infections away,

when getting it flushed/accessed make sure the nurses do the proper handwashing procedure and that they don't contaminate the equipment by being careless and that they clean the port area in the proper way. If you have a bandaid to cover your port after its flushed to stop blood spots on clothes, take it off as soon as you can as this can cause infection. (I'm sure you propably know all of this though <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> )

Our hospital have a good record for ports, I just hope it stays that way. I would hate Kj to lose hers.
Kj has had hers since she was nine and its still going strong.

 

[mum2kj]

How did u know that it was infected? what were your signs?

Thanks <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[mum2kj]

How did u know that it was infected? what were your signs?

Thanks <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[mum2kj]

How did u know that it was infected? what were your signs?

Thanks <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[donnadee]

Yes they removed the wohle thing. I am trying to get scheduled to be put back in on 12/19, I hope so. I usually access it myself, but I remember that on nurse kept missing it one time and she stuck me with the same needle about 7 times, I bet that is when it got infected. I don't know why I didn't say anything to her, I knew it was wrong, believe me I will not keep my mouth shut nest time. They kind of narrowed it down that it was my port that was infected, because I was on IV antibiotics and still spiking 103.0 temp. I just pray I don't need IV's between now and when I get my new Port.

 

[donnadee]

Yes they removed the wohle thing. I am trying to get scheduled to be put back in on 12/19, I hope so. I usually access it myself, but I remember that on nurse kept missing it one time and she stuck me with the same needle about 7 times, I bet that is when it got infected. I don't know why I didn't say anything to her, I knew it was wrong, believe me I will not keep my mouth shut nest time. They kind of narrowed it down that it was my port that was infected, because I was on IV antibiotics and still spiking 103.0 temp. I just pray I don't need IV's between now and when I get my new Port.

 

[donnadee]

Yes they removed the wohle thing. I am trying to get scheduled to be put back in on 12/19, I hope so. I usually access it myself, but I remember that on nurse kept missing it one time and she stuck me with the same needle about 7 times, I bet that is when it got infected. I don't know why I didn't say anything to her, I knew it was wrong, believe me I will not keep my mouth shut nest time. They kind of narrowed it down that it was my port that was infected, because I was on IV antibiotics and still spiking 103.0 temp. I just pray I don't need IV's between now and when I get my new Port.