crystalina0814
New member
Reasons I am so in love with my port.
1. No more PICC lines. The sheer agnony of finding my veins and actually getting them to take the picc line was a nightmare for me. The very thought of having myself accessed within a matter of a few nearly painless minutes makes me giddy!
2. IV abx when I need them, no waiting, no putting thme off...just doing it.
3. My arms no longer hurt while on IVs from Phlebitis. I can continue my active life while on IVs. Everything is nearly pain-free (have I mentioned that yet?!)
4. I can do everything myself, without a struggle. No more holding the picc line between my teeth so I can screw on the saline syringe...no more extensions that are always getting in the way of what my hands are doing.
5. No one needs to know! The port in my chest is much easier to cover than a picc in my arm...enough said.
I love my port...I hope to have this one a long time, and even if I don't, I WILL get another one.
1. No more PICC lines. The sheer agnony of finding my veins and actually getting them to take the picc line was a nightmare for me. The very thought of having myself accessed within a matter of a few nearly painless minutes makes me giddy!
2. IV abx when I need them, no waiting, no putting thme off...just doing it.
3. My arms no longer hurt while on IVs from Phlebitis. I can continue my active life while on IVs. Everything is nearly pain-free (have I mentioned that yet?!)
4. I can do everything myself, without a struggle. No more holding the picc line between my teeth so I can screw on the saline syringe...no more extensions that are always getting in the way of what my hands are doing.
5. No one needs to know! The port in my chest is much easier to cover than a picc in my arm...enough said.
I love my port...I hope to have this one a long time, and even if I don't, I WILL get another one.