Mel brought up a very important point. Try not to pick up heavy things with your picc arm. My first few piccs did everything I normally did. My picc arm was always sore and I would make my picc insertion spot bleed. Try to get them to put the picc in the arm you don't use for everything. I am much more comfortable when my picc is in my left arm because I am right handed. With my picc, I either wrap it in plastic wrap and shower or I take a bath. I have never been house bound with my IVs. Don't be scared. Get the care you need. A PICC can be your best friend.
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Mel brought up a very important point. Try not to pick up heavy things with your picc arm. My first few piccs did everything I normally did. My picc arm was always sore and I would make my picc insertion spot bleed. Try to get them to put the picc in the arm you don't use for everything. I am much more comfortable when my picc is in my left arm because I am right handed. With my picc, I either wrap it in plastic wrap and shower or I take a bath. I have never been house bound with my IVs. Don't be scared. Get the care you need. A PICC can be your best friend.
Mel brought up a very important point. Try not to pick up heavy things with your picc arm. My first few piccs did everything I normally did. My picc arm was always sore and I would make my picc insertion spot bleed. Try to get them to put the picc in the arm you don't use for everything. I am much more comfortable when my picc is in my left arm because I am right handed. With my picc, I either wrap it in plastic wrap and shower or I take a bath. I have never been house bound with my IVs. Don't be scared. Get the care you need. A PICC can be your best friend.
Mel brought up a very important point. Try not to pick up heavy things with your picc arm. My first few piccs did everything I normally did. My picc arm was always sore and I would make my picc insertion spot bleed. Try to get them to put the picc in the arm you don't use for everything. I am much more comfortable when my picc is in my left arm because I am right handed. With my picc, I either wrap it in plastic wrap and shower or I take a bath. I have never been house bound with my IVs. Don't be scared. Get the care you need. A PICC can be your best friend.
Mel brought up a very important point. Try not to pick up heavy things with your picc arm. My first few piccs did everything I normally did. My picc arm was always sore and I would make my picc insertion spot bleed. Try to get them to put the picc in the arm you don't use for everything. I am much more comfortable when my picc is in my left arm because I am right handed. With my picc, I either wrap it in plastic wrap and shower or I take a bath. I have never been house bound with my IVs. Don't be scared. Get the care you need. A PICC can be your best friend.
mom2lillian
New member
hey there girl, I think it sounds like a wonderful idea, especially given your previous less than ideal compliance with everything to see where your true baseline is and with your new regimen to see how good you can keep yourself. I generally feel horrid the 2nd week IVs because I am tired and the first week I am off is when I start to feel so much better once I have recouped.
The PICC can be placed by a nurse for some (not me) or by what is called the xray group for us under local anesthetic and a doctor does it using ultrasound. Either way is fine. My placement usually only took 10 minutes but with prep etc it is like an outpatient procedure and takes about 2-3 hours total depending on if they are backed up.
You already know about why they IV's are better IMO than orals for the BF little ones.
Now as for the schedule up until last year I always managed to work IV's into a regular work day so I am confident you can work around most anything. They will try to give you a schedule just based on whenever they will be delivering the first drug tell them No and what schedule you want it to be on to suit your sleeping habits etc. If you are having a home health care come to your house which until you learn to do it I am sure you are then you can dictate when they come you dont have to take the default. For instance I am normallly on one that is every 8 hours and one that is every 12 hours (this recently changed to every 24 which makes it sooo much easier). Anyway worst case scenario is every 8 and every 12 on the other since you end up infusing 4x a day. So I would do 4am (wake up, hook up, back to bed) then when I got up at 5 I would start the every 12 hour one and infuse it while I was gteting ready so then my next 8 hour one would be due at noon so I did it on my lunch hour then make sure I got home from wokr on time and do my next 12 hour one due at 5pm then the last 8 hour one was due at 8pm right before bed so that was nice and there you go! They would try giving me some crazy schedule that had me getting up 2x a night and I could never understand that, how does that make sense for someone who is trying to get better?
So no you are not house bound, you may not want to lift too much with the arm that it is placed in to prevent irritation, others have no problem. I also culture primarily only PA, they will do the culture to decide what is best but will go by your last cutlure and what it said you were sensitive to. THey will start low with the cheaper less intense drugs most likely since you are still sensitized. For my clinic/case I normally am on tobra with either meropenem or ceftazidine. They will always do at least 2 to prevent resistance and get the optimum kill rate <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">!
take care and let us know how it goes
The PICC can be placed by a nurse for some (not me) or by what is called the xray group for us under local anesthetic and a doctor does it using ultrasound. Either way is fine. My placement usually only took 10 minutes but with prep etc it is like an outpatient procedure and takes about 2-3 hours total depending on if they are backed up.
You already know about why they IV's are better IMO than orals for the BF little ones.
Now as for the schedule up until last year I always managed to work IV's into a regular work day so I am confident you can work around most anything. They will try to give you a schedule just based on whenever they will be delivering the first drug tell them No and what schedule you want it to be on to suit your sleeping habits etc. If you are having a home health care come to your house which until you learn to do it I am sure you are then you can dictate when they come you dont have to take the default. For instance I am normallly on one that is every 8 hours and one that is every 12 hours (this recently changed to every 24 which makes it sooo much easier). Anyway worst case scenario is every 8 and every 12 on the other since you end up infusing 4x a day. So I would do 4am (wake up, hook up, back to bed) then when I got up at 5 I would start the every 12 hour one and infuse it while I was gteting ready so then my next 8 hour one would be due at noon so I did it on my lunch hour then make sure I got home from wokr on time and do my next 12 hour one due at 5pm then the last 8 hour one was due at 8pm right before bed so that was nice and there you go! They would try giving me some crazy schedule that had me getting up 2x a night and I could never understand that, how does that make sense for someone who is trying to get better?
So no you are not house bound, you may not want to lift too much with the arm that it is placed in to prevent irritation, others have no problem. I also culture primarily only PA, they will do the culture to decide what is best but will go by your last cutlure and what it said you were sensitive to. THey will start low with the cheaper less intense drugs most likely since you are still sensitized. For my clinic/case I normally am on tobra with either meropenem or ceftazidine. They will always do at least 2 to prevent resistance and get the optimum kill rate <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">!
take care and let us know how it goes
mom2lillian
New member
hey there girl, I think it sounds like a wonderful idea, especially given your previous less than ideal compliance with everything to see where your true baseline is and with your new regimen to see how good you can keep yourself. I generally feel horrid the 2nd week IVs because I am tired and the first week I am off is when I start to feel so much better once I have recouped.
The PICC can be placed by a nurse for some (not me) or by what is called the xray group for us under local anesthetic and a doctor does it using ultrasound. Either way is fine. My placement usually only took 10 minutes but with prep etc it is like an outpatient procedure and takes about 2-3 hours total depending on if they are backed up.
You already know about why they IV's are better IMO than orals for the BF little ones.
Now as for the schedule up until last year I always managed to work IV's into a regular work day so I am confident you can work around most anything. They will try to give you a schedule just based on whenever they will be delivering the first drug tell them No and what schedule you want it to be on to suit your sleeping habits etc. If you are having a home health care come to your house which until you learn to do it I am sure you are then you can dictate when they come you dont have to take the default. For instance I am normallly on one that is every 8 hours and one that is every 12 hours (this recently changed to every 24 which makes it sooo much easier). Anyway worst case scenario is every 8 and every 12 on the other since you end up infusing 4x a day. So I would do 4am (wake up, hook up, back to bed) then when I got up at 5 I would start the every 12 hour one and infuse it while I was gteting ready so then my next 8 hour one would be due at noon so I did it on my lunch hour then make sure I got home from wokr on time and do my next 12 hour one due at 5pm then the last 8 hour one was due at 8pm right before bed so that was nice and there you go! They would try giving me some crazy schedule that had me getting up 2x a night and I could never understand that, how does that make sense for someone who is trying to get better?
So no you are not house bound, you may not want to lift too much with the arm that it is placed in to prevent irritation, others have no problem. I also culture primarily only PA, they will do the culture to decide what is best but will go by your last cutlure and what it said you were sensitive to. THey will start low with the cheaper less intense drugs most likely since you are still sensitized. For my clinic/case I normally am on tobra with either meropenem or ceftazidine. They will always do at least 2 to prevent resistance and get the optimum kill rate <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">!
take care and let us know how it goes
The PICC can be placed by a nurse for some (not me) or by what is called the xray group for us under local anesthetic and a doctor does it using ultrasound. Either way is fine. My placement usually only took 10 minutes but with prep etc it is like an outpatient procedure and takes about 2-3 hours total depending on if they are backed up.
You already know about why they IV's are better IMO than orals for the BF little ones.
Now as for the schedule up until last year I always managed to work IV's into a regular work day so I am confident you can work around most anything. They will try to give you a schedule just based on whenever they will be delivering the first drug tell them No and what schedule you want it to be on to suit your sleeping habits etc. If you are having a home health care come to your house which until you learn to do it I am sure you are then you can dictate when they come you dont have to take the default. For instance I am normallly on one that is every 8 hours and one that is every 12 hours (this recently changed to every 24 which makes it sooo much easier). Anyway worst case scenario is every 8 and every 12 on the other since you end up infusing 4x a day. So I would do 4am (wake up, hook up, back to bed) then when I got up at 5 I would start the every 12 hour one and infuse it while I was gteting ready so then my next 8 hour one would be due at noon so I did it on my lunch hour then make sure I got home from wokr on time and do my next 12 hour one due at 5pm then the last 8 hour one was due at 8pm right before bed so that was nice and there you go! They would try giving me some crazy schedule that had me getting up 2x a night and I could never understand that, how does that make sense for someone who is trying to get better?
So no you are not house bound, you may not want to lift too much with the arm that it is placed in to prevent irritation, others have no problem. I also culture primarily only PA, they will do the culture to decide what is best but will go by your last cutlure and what it said you were sensitive to. THey will start low with the cheaper less intense drugs most likely since you are still sensitized. For my clinic/case I normally am on tobra with either meropenem or ceftazidine. They will always do at least 2 to prevent resistance and get the optimum kill rate <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">!
take care and let us know how it goes
mom2lillian
New member
hey there girl, I think it sounds like a wonderful idea, especially given your previous less than ideal compliance with everything to see where your true baseline is and with your new regimen to see how good you can keep yourself. I generally feel horrid the 2nd week IVs because I am tired and the first week I am off is when I start to feel so much better once I have recouped.
The PICC can be placed by a nurse for some (not me) or by what is called the xray group for us under local anesthetic and a doctor does it using ultrasound. Either way is fine. My placement usually only took 10 minutes but with prep etc it is like an outpatient procedure and takes about 2-3 hours total depending on if they are backed up.
You already know about why they IV's are better IMO than orals for the BF little ones.
Now as for the schedule up until last year I always managed to work IV's into a regular work day so I am confident you can work around most anything. They will try to give you a schedule just based on whenever they will be delivering the first drug tell them No and what schedule you want it to be on to suit your sleeping habits etc. If you are having a home health care come to your house which until you learn to do it I am sure you are then you can dictate when they come you dont have to take the default. For instance I am normallly on one that is every 8 hours and one that is every 12 hours (this recently changed to every 24 which makes it sooo much easier). Anyway worst case scenario is every 8 and every 12 on the other since you end up infusing 4x a day. So I would do 4am (wake up, hook up, back to bed) then when I got up at 5 I would start the every 12 hour one and infuse it while I was gteting ready so then my next 8 hour one would be due at noon so I did it on my lunch hour then make sure I got home from wokr on time and do my next 12 hour one due at 5pm then the last 8 hour one was due at 8pm right before bed so that was nice and there you go! They would try giving me some crazy schedule that had me getting up 2x a night and I could never understand that, how does that make sense for someone who is trying to get better?
So no you are not house bound, you may not want to lift too much with the arm that it is placed in to prevent irritation, others have no problem. I also culture primarily only PA, they will do the culture to decide what is best but will go by your last cutlure and what it said you were sensitive to. THey will start low with the cheaper less intense drugs most likely since you are still sensitized. For my clinic/case I normally am on tobra with either meropenem or ceftazidine. They will always do at least 2 to prevent resistance and get the optimum kill rate <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">!
take care and let us know how it goes
The PICC can be placed by a nurse for some (not me) or by what is called the xray group for us under local anesthetic and a doctor does it using ultrasound. Either way is fine. My placement usually only took 10 minutes but with prep etc it is like an outpatient procedure and takes about 2-3 hours total depending on if they are backed up.
You already know about why they IV's are better IMO than orals for the BF little ones.
Now as for the schedule up until last year I always managed to work IV's into a regular work day so I am confident you can work around most anything. They will try to give you a schedule just based on whenever they will be delivering the first drug tell them No and what schedule you want it to be on to suit your sleeping habits etc. If you are having a home health care come to your house which until you learn to do it I am sure you are then you can dictate when they come you dont have to take the default. For instance I am normallly on one that is every 8 hours and one that is every 12 hours (this recently changed to every 24 which makes it sooo much easier). Anyway worst case scenario is every 8 and every 12 on the other since you end up infusing 4x a day. So I would do 4am (wake up, hook up, back to bed) then when I got up at 5 I would start the every 12 hour one and infuse it while I was gteting ready so then my next 8 hour one would be due at noon so I did it on my lunch hour then make sure I got home from wokr on time and do my next 12 hour one due at 5pm then the last 8 hour one was due at 8pm right before bed so that was nice and there you go! They would try giving me some crazy schedule that had me getting up 2x a night and I could never understand that, how does that make sense for someone who is trying to get better?
So no you are not house bound, you may not want to lift too much with the arm that it is placed in to prevent irritation, others have no problem. I also culture primarily only PA, they will do the culture to decide what is best but will go by your last cutlure and what it said you were sensitive to. THey will start low with the cheaper less intense drugs most likely since you are still sensitized. For my clinic/case I normally am on tobra with either meropenem or ceftazidine. They will always do at least 2 to prevent resistance and get the optimum kill rate <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">!
take care and let us know how it goes
mom2lillian
New member
hey there girl, I think it sounds like a wonderful idea, especially given your previous less than ideal compliance with everything to see where your true baseline is and with your new regimen to see how good you can keep yourself. I generally feel horrid the 2nd week IVs because I am tired and the first week I am off is when I start to feel so much better once I have recouped.
The PICC can be placed by a nurse for some (not me) or by what is called the xray group for us under local anesthetic and a doctor does it using ultrasound. Either way is fine. My placement usually only took 10 minutes but with prep etc it is like an outpatient procedure and takes about 2-3 hours total depending on if they are backed up.
You already know about why they IV's are better IMO than orals for the BF little ones.
Now as for the schedule up until last year I always managed to work IV's into a regular work day so I am confident you can work around most anything. They will try to give you a schedule just based on whenever they will be delivering the first drug tell them No and what schedule you want it to be on to suit your sleeping habits etc. If you are having a home health care come to your house which until you learn to do it I am sure you are then you can dictate when they come you dont have to take the default. For instance I am normallly on one that is every 8 hours and one that is every 12 hours (this recently changed to every 24 which makes it sooo much easier). Anyway worst case scenario is every 8 and every 12 on the other since you end up infusing 4x a day. So I would do 4am (wake up, hook up, back to bed) then when I got up at 5 I would start the every 12 hour one and infuse it while I was gteting ready so then my next 8 hour one would be due at noon so I did it on my lunch hour then make sure I got home from wokr on time and do my next 12 hour one due at 5pm then the last 8 hour one was due at 8pm right before bed so that was nice and there you go! They would try giving me some crazy schedule that had me getting up 2x a night and I could never understand that, how does that make sense for someone who is trying to get better?
So no you are not house bound, you may not want to lift too much with the arm that it is placed in to prevent irritation, others have no problem. I also culture primarily only PA, they will do the culture to decide what is best but will go by your last cutlure and what it said you were sensitive to. THey will start low with the cheaper less intense drugs most likely since you are still sensitized. For my clinic/case I normally am on tobra with either meropenem or ceftazidine. They will always do at least 2 to prevent resistance and get the optimum kill rate <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">!
take care and let us know how it goes
The PICC can be placed by a nurse for some (not me) or by what is called the xray group for us under local anesthetic and a doctor does it using ultrasound. Either way is fine. My placement usually only took 10 minutes but with prep etc it is like an outpatient procedure and takes about 2-3 hours total depending on if they are backed up.
You already know about why they IV's are better IMO than orals for the BF little ones.
Now as for the schedule up until last year I always managed to work IV's into a regular work day so I am confident you can work around most anything. They will try to give you a schedule just based on whenever they will be delivering the first drug tell them No and what schedule you want it to be on to suit your sleeping habits etc. If you are having a home health care come to your house which until you learn to do it I am sure you are then you can dictate when they come you dont have to take the default. For instance I am normallly on one that is every 8 hours and one that is every 12 hours (this recently changed to every 24 which makes it sooo much easier). Anyway worst case scenario is every 8 and every 12 on the other since you end up infusing 4x a day. So I would do 4am (wake up, hook up, back to bed) then when I got up at 5 I would start the every 12 hour one and infuse it while I was gteting ready so then my next 8 hour one would be due at noon so I did it on my lunch hour then make sure I got home from wokr on time and do my next 12 hour one due at 5pm then the last 8 hour one was due at 8pm right before bed so that was nice and there you go! They would try giving me some crazy schedule that had me getting up 2x a night and I could never understand that, how does that make sense for someone who is trying to get better?
So no you are not house bound, you may not want to lift too much with the arm that it is placed in to prevent irritation, others have no problem. I also culture primarily only PA, they will do the culture to decide what is best but will go by your last cutlure and what it said you were sensitive to. THey will start low with the cheaper less intense drugs most likely since you are still sensitized. For my clinic/case I normally am on tobra with either meropenem or ceftazidine. They will always do at least 2 to prevent resistance and get the optimum kill rate <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">!
take care and let us know how it goes
mom2lillian
New member
hey there girl, I think it sounds like a wonderful idea, especially given your previous less than ideal compliance with everything to see where your true baseline is and with your new regimen to see how good you can keep yourself. I generally feel horrid the 2nd week IVs because I am tired and the first week I am off is when I start to feel so much better once I have recouped.
The PICC can be placed by a nurse for some (not me) or by what is called the xray group for us under local anesthetic and a doctor does it using ultrasound. Either way is fine. My placement usually only took 10 minutes but with prep etc it is like an outpatient procedure and takes about 2-3 hours total depending on if they are backed up.
You already know about why they IV's are better IMO than orals for the BF little ones.
Now as for the schedule up until last year I always managed to work IV's into a regular work day so I am confident you can work around most anything. They will try to give you a schedule just based on whenever they will be delivering the first drug tell them No and what schedule you want it to be on to suit your sleeping habits etc. If you are having a home health care come to your house which until you learn to do it I am sure you are then you can dictate when they come you dont have to take the default. For instance I am normallly on one that is every 8 hours and one that is every 12 hours (this recently changed to every 24 which makes it sooo much easier). Anyway worst case scenario is every 8 and every 12 on the other since you end up infusing 4x a day. So I would do 4am (wake up, hook up, back to bed) then when I got up at 5 I would start the every 12 hour one and infuse it while I was gteting ready so then my next 8 hour one would be due at noon so I did it on my lunch hour then make sure I got home from wokr on time and do my next 12 hour one due at 5pm then the last 8 hour one was due at 8pm right before bed so that was nice and there you go! They would try giving me some crazy schedule that had me getting up 2x a night and I could never understand that, how does that make sense for someone who is trying to get better?
So no you are not house bound, you may not want to lift too much with the arm that it is placed in to prevent irritation, others have no problem. I also culture primarily only PA, they will do the culture to decide what is best but will go by your last cutlure and what it said you were sensitive to. THey will start low with the cheaper less intense drugs most likely since you are still sensitized. For my clinic/case I normally am on tobra with either meropenem or ceftazidine. They will always do at least 2 to prevent resistance and get the optimum kill rate <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">!
take care and let us know how it goes
The PICC can be placed by a nurse for some (not me) or by what is called the xray group for us under local anesthetic and a doctor does it using ultrasound. Either way is fine. My placement usually only took 10 minutes but with prep etc it is like an outpatient procedure and takes about 2-3 hours total depending on if they are backed up.
You already know about why they IV's are better IMO than orals for the BF little ones.
Now as for the schedule up until last year I always managed to work IV's into a regular work day so I am confident you can work around most anything. They will try to give you a schedule just based on whenever they will be delivering the first drug tell them No and what schedule you want it to be on to suit your sleeping habits etc. If you are having a home health care come to your house which until you learn to do it I am sure you are then you can dictate when they come you dont have to take the default. For instance I am normallly on one that is every 8 hours and one that is every 12 hours (this recently changed to every 24 which makes it sooo much easier). Anyway worst case scenario is every 8 and every 12 on the other since you end up infusing 4x a day. So I would do 4am (wake up, hook up, back to bed) then when I got up at 5 I would start the every 12 hour one and infuse it while I was gteting ready so then my next 8 hour one would be due at noon so I did it on my lunch hour then make sure I got home from wokr on time and do my next 12 hour one due at 5pm then the last 8 hour one was due at 8pm right before bed so that was nice and there you go! They would try giving me some crazy schedule that had me getting up 2x a night and I could never understand that, how does that make sense for someone who is trying to get better?
So no you are not house bound, you may not want to lift too much with the arm that it is placed in to prevent irritation, others have no problem. I also culture primarily only PA, they will do the culture to decide what is best but will go by your last cutlure and what it said you were sensitive to. THey will start low with the cheaper less intense drugs most likely since you are still sensitized. For my clinic/case I normally am on tobra with either meropenem or ceftazidine. They will always do at least 2 to prevent resistance and get the optimum kill rate <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">!
take care and let us know how it goes
Scarlett81
New member
i have my piccs placed w IR same as melissa.
you lay on a table, they drape you, the surgeon gives you a shot of lidocaine which is what hurts the most, but you've had 2 (or 3?) kids, so you'll be fine...it takes 20 mins.
if you've never had a picc or iv abx before-i know you won't want to do this, but hear me out...it might be good to stay in the hosp overnight or for 48 hrs. you usually get some type of fever or reaction, even if its small. but since you haven't been on anything at all, it might be good for you to be watched a little bit.
also, since you dont have experience yet with flushing, tubing, ivs backing up, ect-its good to be taken care of by a nurse and ask questions for a few days and then go home.
to be honest, when i am on ivs, its a good week or 2 before i am up to doing anything. the drugs are tough on your body. i usually am feverish for 3-4 days and in bed. i think its from the initial reaction of meds and the stress of picc insertion. all bodies are different though and you may be bouncy and fine!
by the end of the 2nd week w this last round of ivs (and my first ivs after having a baby) i went to the grocery store once and ran a few errands. when i went to the store, halfway through shopping i almost fainted and dropped to the floor. just going out exhausted me and i left my cart there and went home!
so don't be surprised if you need to camp out at home for a few weeks, esp with the kids. if you have ivs every 8 hrs, you'll be up in the middle of the night giving them and thats tiring too.
not saying any of this to bum you-look at it this way-you're home! its 1000x better than being in the hosp!
i'm sure it will all work out fine and you'll bounce right back. good for you for doing what you need.
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you lay on a table, they drape you, the surgeon gives you a shot of lidocaine which is what hurts the most, but you've had 2 (or 3?) kids, so you'll be fine...it takes 20 mins.
if you've never had a picc or iv abx before-i know you won't want to do this, but hear me out...it might be good to stay in the hosp overnight or for 48 hrs. you usually get some type of fever or reaction, even if its small. but since you haven't been on anything at all, it might be good for you to be watched a little bit.
also, since you dont have experience yet with flushing, tubing, ivs backing up, ect-its good to be taken care of by a nurse and ask questions for a few days and then go home.
to be honest, when i am on ivs, its a good week or 2 before i am up to doing anything. the drugs are tough on your body. i usually am feverish for 3-4 days and in bed. i think its from the initial reaction of meds and the stress of picc insertion. all bodies are different though and you may be bouncy and fine!
by the end of the 2nd week w this last round of ivs (and my first ivs after having a baby) i went to the grocery store once and ran a few errands. when i went to the store, halfway through shopping i almost fainted and dropped to the floor. just going out exhausted me and i left my cart there and went home!
so don't be surprised if you need to camp out at home for a few weeks, esp with the kids. if you have ivs every 8 hrs, you'll be up in the middle of the night giving them and thats tiring too.
not saying any of this to bum you-look at it this way-you're home! its 1000x better than being in the hosp!
i'm sure it will all work out fine and you'll bounce right back. good for you for doing what you need.
<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> hugs
Scarlett81
New member
i have my piccs placed w IR same as melissa.
you lay on a table, they drape you, the surgeon gives you a shot of lidocaine which is what hurts the most, but you've had 2 (or 3?) kids, so you'll be fine...it takes 20 mins.
if you've never had a picc or iv abx before-i know you won't want to do this, but hear me out...it might be good to stay in the hosp overnight or for 48 hrs. you usually get some type of fever or reaction, even if its small. but since you haven't been on anything at all, it might be good for you to be watched a little bit.
also, since you dont have experience yet with flushing, tubing, ivs backing up, ect-its good to be taken care of by a nurse and ask questions for a few days and then go home.
to be honest, when i am on ivs, its a good week or 2 before i am up to doing anything. the drugs are tough on your body. i usually am feverish for 3-4 days and in bed. i think its from the initial reaction of meds and the stress of picc insertion. all bodies are different though and you may be bouncy and fine!
by the end of the 2nd week w this last round of ivs (and my first ivs after having a baby) i went to the grocery store once and ran a few errands. when i went to the store, halfway through shopping i almost fainted and dropped to the floor. just going out exhausted me and i left my cart there and went home!
so don't be surprised if you need to camp out at home for a few weeks, esp with the kids. if you have ivs every 8 hrs, you'll be up in the middle of the night giving them and thats tiring too.
not saying any of this to bum you-look at it this way-you're home! its 1000x better than being in the hosp!
i'm sure it will all work out fine and you'll bounce right back. good for you for doing what you need.
<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> hugs
you lay on a table, they drape you, the surgeon gives you a shot of lidocaine which is what hurts the most, but you've had 2 (or 3?) kids, so you'll be fine...it takes 20 mins.
if you've never had a picc or iv abx before-i know you won't want to do this, but hear me out...it might be good to stay in the hosp overnight or for 48 hrs. you usually get some type of fever or reaction, even if its small. but since you haven't been on anything at all, it might be good for you to be watched a little bit.
also, since you dont have experience yet with flushing, tubing, ivs backing up, ect-its good to be taken care of by a nurse and ask questions for a few days and then go home.
to be honest, when i am on ivs, its a good week or 2 before i am up to doing anything. the drugs are tough on your body. i usually am feverish for 3-4 days and in bed. i think its from the initial reaction of meds and the stress of picc insertion. all bodies are different though and you may be bouncy and fine!
by the end of the 2nd week w this last round of ivs (and my first ivs after having a baby) i went to the grocery store once and ran a few errands. when i went to the store, halfway through shopping i almost fainted and dropped to the floor. just going out exhausted me and i left my cart there and went home!
so don't be surprised if you need to camp out at home for a few weeks, esp with the kids. if you have ivs every 8 hrs, you'll be up in the middle of the night giving them and thats tiring too.
not saying any of this to bum you-look at it this way-you're home! its 1000x better than being in the hosp!
i'm sure it will all work out fine and you'll bounce right back. good for you for doing what you need.
<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> hugs
Scarlett81
New member
i have my piccs placed w IR same as melissa.
you lay on a table, they drape you, the surgeon gives you a shot of lidocaine which is what hurts the most, but you've had 2 (or 3?) kids, so you'll be fine...it takes 20 mins.
if you've never had a picc or iv abx before-i know you won't want to do this, but hear me out...it might be good to stay in the hosp overnight or for 48 hrs. you usually get some type of fever or reaction, even if its small. but since you haven't been on anything at all, it might be good for you to be watched a little bit.
also, since you dont have experience yet with flushing, tubing, ivs backing up, ect-its good to be taken care of by a nurse and ask questions for a few days and then go home.
to be honest, when i am on ivs, its a good week or 2 before i am up to doing anything. the drugs are tough on your body. i usually am feverish for 3-4 days and in bed. i think its from the initial reaction of meds and the stress of picc insertion. all bodies are different though and you may be bouncy and fine!
by the end of the 2nd week w this last round of ivs (and my first ivs after having a baby) i went to the grocery store once and ran a few errands. when i went to the store, halfway through shopping i almost fainted and dropped to the floor. just going out exhausted me and i left my cart there and went home!
so don't be surprised if you need to camp out at home for a few weeks, esp with the kids. if you have ivs every 8 hrs, you'll be up in the middle of the night giving them and thats tiring too.
not saying any of this to bum you-look at it this way-you're home! its 1000x better than being in the hosp!
i'm sure it will all work out fine and you'll bounce right back. good for you for doing what you need.
<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> hugs
you lay on a table, they drape you, the surgeon gives you a shot of lidocaine which is what hurts the most, but you've had 2 (or 3?) kids, so you'll be fine...it takes 20 mins.
if you've never had a picc or iv abx before-i know you won't want to do this, but hear me out...it might be good to stay in the hosp overnight or for 48 hrs. you usually get some type of fever or reaction, even if its small. but since you haven't been on anything at all, it might be good for you to be watched a little bit.
also, since you dont have experience yet with flushing, tubing, ivs backing up, ect-its good to be taken care of by a nurse and ask questions for a few days and then go home.
to be honest, when i am on ivs, its a good week or 2 before i am up to doing anything. the drugs are tough on your body. i usually am feverish for 3-4 days and in bed. i think its from the initial reaction of meds and the stress of picc insertion. all bodies are different though and you may be bouncy and fine!
by the end of the 2nd week w this last round of ivs (and my first ivs after having a baby) i went to the grocery store once and ran a few errands. when i went to the store, halfway through shopping i almost fainted and dropped to the floor. just going out exhausted me and i left my cart there and went home!
so don't be surprised if you need to camp out at home for a few weeks, esp with the kids. if you have ivs every 8 hrs, you'll be up in the middle of the night giving them and thats tiring too.
not saying any of this to bum you-look at it this way-you're home! its 1000x better than being in the hosp!
i'm sure it will all work out fine and you'll bounce right back. good for you for doing what you need.
<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> hugs
Scarlett81
New member
i have my piccs placed w IR same as melissa.
you lay on a table, they drape you, the surgeon gives you a shot of lidocaine which is what hurts the most, but you've had 2 (or 3?) kids, so you'll be fine...it takes 20 mins.
if you've never had a picc or iv abx before-i know you won't want to do this, but hear me out...it might be good to stay in the hosp overnight or for 48 hrs. you usually get some type of fever or reaction, even if its small. but since you haven't been on anything at all, it might be good for you to be watched a little bit.
also, since you dont have experience yet with flushing, tubing, ivs backing up, ect-its good to be taken care of by a nurse and ask questions for a few days and then go home.
to be honest, when i am on ivs, its a good week or 2 before i am up to doing anything. the drugs are tough on your body. i usually am feverish for 3-4 days and in bed. i think its from the initial reaction of meds and the stress of picc insertion. all bodies are different though and you may be bouncy and fine!
by the end of the 2nd week w this last round of ivs (and my first ivs after having a baby) i went to the grocery store once and ran a few errands. when i went to the store, halfway through shopping i almost fainted and dropped to the floor. just going out exhausted me and i left my cart there and went home!
so don't be surprised if you need to camp out at home for a few weeks, esp with the kids. if you have ivs every 8 hrs, you'll be up in the middle of the night giving them and thats tiring too.
not saying any of this to bum you-look at it this way-you're home! its 1000x better than being in the hosp!
i'm sure it will all work out fine and you'll bounce right back. good for you for doing what you need.
<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> hugs
you lay on a table, they drape you, the surgeon gives you a shot of lidocaine which is what hurts the most, but you've had 2 (or 3?) kids, so you'll be fine...it takes 20 mins.
if you've never had a picc or iv abx before-i know you won't want to do this, but hear me out...it might be good to stay in the hosp overnight or for 48 hrs. you usually get some type of fever or reaction, even if its small. but since you haven't been on anything at all, it might be good for you to be watched a little bit.
also, since you dont have experience yet with flushing, tubing, ivs backing up, ect-its good to be taken care of by a nurse and ask questions for a few days and then go home.
to be honest, when i am on ivs, its a good week or 2 before i am up to doing anything. the drugs are tough on your body. i usually am feverish for 3-4 days and in bed. i think its from the initial reaction of meds and the stress of picc insertion. all bodies are different though and you may be bouncy and fine!
by the end of the 2nd week w this last round of ivs (and my first ivs after having a baby) i went to the grocery store once and ran a few errands. when i went to the store, halfway through shopping i almost fainted and dropped to the floor. just going out exhausted me and i left my cart there and went home!
so don't be surprised if you need to camp out at home for a few weeks, esp with the kids. if you have ivs every 8 hrs, you'll be up in the middle of the night giving them and thats tiring too.
not saying any of this to bum you-look at it this way-you're home! its 1000x better than being in the hosp!
i'm sure it will all work out fine and you'll bounce right back. good for you for doing what you need.
<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> hugs
Scarlett81
New member
i have my piccs placed w IR same as melissa.
you lay on a table, they drape you, the surgeon gives you a shot of lidocaine which is what hurts the most, but you've had 2 (or 3?) kids, so you'll be fine...it takes 20 mins.
if you've never had a picc or iv abx before-i know you won't want to do this, but hear me out...it might be good to stay in the hosp overnight or for 48 hrs. you usually get some type of fever or reaction, even if its small. but since you haven't been on anything at all, it might be good for you to be watched a little bit.
also, since you dont have experience yet with flushing, tubing, ivs backing up, ect-its good to be taken care of by a nurse and ask questions for a few days and then go home.
to be honest, when i am on ivs, its a good week or 2 before i am up to doing anything. the drugs are tough on your body. i usually am feverish for 3-4 days and in bed. i think its from the initial reaction of meds and the stress of picc insertion. all bodies are different though and you may be bouncy and fine!
by the end of the 2nd week w this last round of ivs (and my first ivs after having a baby) i went to the grocery store once and ran a few errands. when i went to the store, halfway through shopping i almost fainted and dropped to the floor. just going out exhausted me and i left my cart there and went home!
so don't be surprised if you need to camp out at home for a few weeks, esp with the kids. if you have ivs every 8 hrs, you'll be up in the middle of the night giving them and thats tiring too.
not saying any of this to bum you-look at it this way-you're home! its 1000x better than being in the hosp!
i'm sure it will all work out fine and you'll bounce right back. good for you for doing what you need.
<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> hugs
you lay on a table, they drape you, the surgeon gives you a shot of lidocaine which is what hurts the most, but you've had 2 (or 3?) kids, so you'll be fine...it takes 20 mins.
if you've never had a picc or iv abx before-i know you won't want to do this, but hear me out...it might be good to stay in the hosp overnight or for 48 hrs. you usually get some type of fever or reaction, even if its small. but since you haven't been on anything at all, it might be good for you to be watched a little bit.
also, since you dont have experience yet with flushing, tubing, ivs backing up, ect-its good to be taken care of by a nurse and ask questions for a few days and then go home.
to be honest, when i am on ivs, its a good week or 2 before i am up to doing anything. the drugs are tough on your body. i usually am feverish for 3-4 days and in bed. i think its from the initial reaction of meds and the stress of picc insertion. all bodies are different though and you may be bouncy and fine!
by the end of the 2nd week w this last round of ivs (and my first ivs after having a baby) i went to the grocery store once and ran a few errands. when i went to the store, halfway through shopping i almost fainted and dropped to the floor. just going out exhausted me and i left my cart there and went home!
so don't be surprised if you need to camp out at home for a few weeks, esp with the kids. if you have ivs every 8 hrs, you'll be up in the middle of the night giving them and thats tiring too.
not saying any of this to bum you-look at it this way-you're home! its 1000x better than being in the hosp!
i'm sure it will all work out fine and you'll bounce right back. good for you for doing what you need.
<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> hugs
i just got mine pulled yesterday. they aren't bad at all, i've had three and never had any problems.
look at my blog and you can see what mine looked like. i never really worried about covering mine, because if people i didn't know asked i's say none of your business..haha. but i normally wore long sleeved shirts.
i had extensions on mine so i could administer the meds myself. i've had eclipse balls each time and they are wonderful. i wear a little fanny pack while infusing because that allows me to do whatever. just be sure not to catch the tube on anything.
as far as lifting, i wasn't told not to lift. i have morgan, but she's only about 12 lbs so that wasn't much. my arm was a little sore after placement, but after that it was fine. it seems like the last two i had i didn't move my arm as much, but this one i actually forgot it was in. i also kept it in a week more than i was supposed to because i didn't know if my doctor was going to make me do another round of meds.
as far as the procedure it's not bad at all. you just feel pressure. mine take about 30 minutes, but i wait in the waiting room about 45 minutes.
i was on the 6-2-10 schedule. just make sure you take your meds out of the fridge 2 hours before so they will administer faster. sometimes mine would take 1 1/2 hours if it wasn't room temp.
i got mine placed on a wednesday afternoon and me and morgan we shopping the next day while i was infusing. don't let it stop you from doing anything unless you just don't feel up to it.
good luck. feel free to pm me with any questions <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
look at my blog and you can see what mine looked like. i never really worried about covering mine, because if people i didn't know asked i's say none of your business..haha. but i normally wore long sleeved shirts.
i had extensions on mine so i could administer the meds myself. i've had eclipse balls each time and they are wonderful. i wear a little fanny pack while infusing because that allows me to do whatever. just be sure not to catch the tube on anything.
as far as lifting, i wasn't told not to lift. i have morgan, but she's only about 12 lbs so that wasn't much. my arm was a little sore after placement, but after that it was fine. it seems like the last two i had i didn't move my arm as much, but this one i actually forgot it was in. i also kept it in a week more than i was supposed to because i didn't know if my doctor was going to make me do another round of meds.
as far as the procedure it's not bad at all. you just feel pressure. mine take about 30 minutes, but i wait in the waiting room about 45 minutes.
i was on the 6-2-10 schedule. just make sure you take your meds out of the fridge 2 hours before so they will administer faster. sometimes mine would take 1 1/2 hours if it wasn't room temp.
i got mine placed on a wednesday afternoon and me and morgan we shopping the next day while i was infusing. don't let it stop you from doing anything unless you just don't feel up to it.
good luck. feel free to pm me with any questions <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
i just got mine pulled yesterday. they aren't bad at all, i've had three and never had any problems.
look at my blog and you can see what mine looked like. i never really worried about covering mine, because if people i didn't know asked i's say none of your business..haha. but i normally wore long sleeved shirts.
i had extensions on mine so i could administer the meds myself. i've had eclipse balls each time and they are wonderful. i wear a little fanny pack while infusing because that allows me to do whatever. just be sure not to catch the tube on anything.
as far as lifting, i wasn't told not to lift. i have morgan, but she's only about 12 lbs so that wasn't much. my arm was a little sore after placement, but after that it was fine. it seems like the last two i had i didn't move my arm as much, but this one i actually forgot it was in. i also kept it in a week more than i was supposed to because i didn't know if my doctor was going to make me do another round of meds.
as far as the procedure it's not bad at all. you just feel pressure. mine take about 30 minutes, but i wait in the waiting room about 45 minutes.
i was on the 6-2-10 schedule. just make sure you take your meds out of the fridge 2 hours before so they will administer faster. sometimes mine would take 1 1/2 hours if it wasn't room temp.
i got mine placed on a wednesday afternoon and me and morgan we shopping the next day while i was infusing. don't let it stop you from doing anything unless you just don't feel up to it.
good luck. feel free to pm me with any questions <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
look at my blog and you can see what mine looked like. i never really worried about covering mine, because if people i didn't know asked i's say none of your business..haha. but i normally wore long sleeved shirts.
i had extensions on mine so i could administer the meds myself. i've had eclipse balls each time and they are wonderful. i wear a little fanny pack while infusing because that allows me to do whatever. just be sure not to catch the tube on anything.
as far as lifting, i wasn't told not to lift. i have morgan, but she's only about 12 lbs so that wasn't much. my arm was a little sore after placement, but after that it was fine. it seems like the last two i had i didn't move my arm as much, but this one i actually forgot it was in. i also kept it in a week more than i was supposed to because i didn't know if my doctor was going to make me do another round of meds.
as far as the procedure it's not bad at all. you just feel pressure. mine take about 30 minutes, but i wait in the waiting room about 45 minutes.
i was on the 6-2-10 schedule. just make sure you take your meds out of the fridge 2 hours before so they will administer faster. sometimes mine would take 1 1/2 hours if it wasn't room temp.
i got mine placed on a wednesday afternoon and me and morgan we shopping the next day while i was infusing. don't let it stop you from doing anything unless you just don't feel up to it.
good luck. feel free to pm me with any questions <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
i just got mine pulled yesterday. they aren't bad at all, i've had three and never had any problems.
look at my blog and you can see what mine looked like. i never really worried about covering mine, because if people i didn't know asked i's say none of your business..haha. but i normally wore long sleeved shirts.
i had extensions on mine so i could administer the meds myself. i've had eclipse balls each time and they are wonderful. i wear a little fanny pack while infusing because that allows me to do whatever. just be sure not to catch the tube on anything.
as far as lifting, i wasn't told not to lift. i have morgan, but she's only about 12 lbs so that wasn't much. my arm was a little sore after placement, but after that it was fine. it seems like the last two i had i didn't move my arm as much, but this one i actually forgot it was in. i also kept it in a week more than i was supposed to because i didn't know if my doctor was going to make me do another round of meds.
as far as the procedure it's not bad at all. you just feel pressure. mine take about 30 minutes, but i wait in the waiting room about 45 minutes.
i was on the 6-2-10 schedule. just make sure you take your meds out of the fridge 2 hours before so they will administer faster. sometimes mine would take 1 1/2 hours if it wasn't room temp.
i got mine placed on a wednesday afternoon and me and morgan we shopping the next day while i was infusing. don't let it stop you from doing anything unless you just don't feel up to it.
good luck. feel free to pm me with any questions <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
look at my blog and you can see what mine looked like. i never really worried about covering mine, because if people i didn't know asked i's say none of your business..haha. but i normally wore long sleeved shirts.
i had extensions on mine so i could administer the meds myself. i've had eclipse balls each time and they are wonderful. i wear a little fanny pack while infusing because that allows me to do whatever. just be sure not to catch the tube on anything.
as far as lifting, i wasn't told not to lift. i have morgan, but she's only about 12 lbs so that wasn't much. my arm was a little sore after placement, but after that it was fine. it seems like the last two i had i didn't move my arm as much, but this one i actually forgot it was in. i also kept it in a week more than i was supposed to because i didn't know if my doctor was going to make me do another round of meds.
as far as the procedure it's not bad at all. you just feel pressure. mine take about 30 minutes, but i wait in the waiting room about 45 minutes.
i was on the 6-2-10 schedule. just make sure you take your meds out of the fridge 2 hours before so they will administer faster. sometimes mine would take 1 1/2 hours if it wasn't room temp.
i got mine placed on a wednesday afternoon and me and morgan we shopping the next day while i was infusing. don't let it stop you from doing anything unless you just don't feel up to it.
good luck. feel free to pm me with any questions <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
i just got mine pulled yesterday. they aren't bad at all, i've had three and never had any problems.
look at my blog and you can see what mine looked like. i never really worried about covering mine, because if people i didn't know asked i's say none of your business..haha. but i normally wore long sleeved shirts.
i had extensions on mine so i could administer the meds myself. i've had eclipse balls each time and they are wonderful. i wear a little fanny pack while infusing because that allows me to do whatever. just be sure not to catch the tube on anything.
as far as lifting, i wasn't told not to lift. i have morgan, but she's only about 12 lbs so that wasn't much. my arm was a little sore after placement, but after that it was fine. it seems like the last two i had i didn't move my arm as much, but this one i actually forgot it was in. i also kept it in a week more than i was supposed to because i didn't know if my doctor was going to make me do another round of meds.
as far as the procedure it's not bad at all. you just feel pressure. mine take about 30 minutes, but i wait in the waiting room about 45 minutes.
i was on the 6-2-10 schedule. just make sure you take your meds out of the fridge 2 hours before so they will administer faster. sometimes mine would take 1 1/2 hours if it wasn't room temp.
i got mine placed on a wednesday afternoon and me and morgan we shopping the next day while i was infusing. don't let it stop you from doing anything unless you just don't feel up to it.
good luck. feel free to pm me with any questions <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
look at my blog and you can see what mine looked like. i never really worried about covering mine, because if people i didn't know asked i's say none of your business..haha. but i normally wore long sleeved shirts.
i had extensions on mine so i could administer the meds myself. i've had eclipse balls each time and they are wonderful. i wear a little fanny pack while infusing because that allows me to do whatever. just be sure not to catch the tube on anything.
as far as lifting, i wasn't told not to lift. i have morgan, but she's only about 12 lbs so that wasn't much. my arm was a little sore after placement, but after that it was fine. it seems like the last two i had i didn't move my arm as much, but this one i actually forgot it was in. i also kept it in a week more than i was supposed to because i didn't know if my doctor was going to make me do another round of meds.
as far as the procedure it's not bad at all. you just feel pressure. mine take about 30 minutes, but i wait in the waiting room about 45 minutes.
i was on the 6-2-10 schedule. just make sure you take your meds out of the fridge 2 hours before so they will administer faster. sometimes mine would take 1 1/2 hours if it wasn't room temp.
i got mine placed on a wednesday afternoon and me and morgan we shopping the next day while i was infusing. don't let it stop you from doing anything unless you just don't feel up to it.
good luck. feel free to pm me with any questions <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
i just got mine pulled yesterday. they aren't bad at all, i've had three and never had any problems.
look at my blog and you can see what mine looked like. i never really worried about covering mine, because if people i didn't know asked i's say none of your business..haha. but i normally wore long sleeved shirts.
i had extensions on mine so i could administer the meds myself. i've had eclipse balls each time and they are wonderful. i wear a little fanny pack while infusing because that allows me to do whatever. just be sure not to catch the tube on anything.
as far as lifting, i wasn't told not to lift. i have morgan, but she's only about 12 lbs so that wasn't much. my arm was a little sore after placement, but after that it was fine. it seems like the last two i had i didn't move my arm as much, but this one i actually forgot it was in. i also kept it in a week more than i was supposed to because i didn't know if my doctor was going to make me do another round of meds.
as far as the procedure it's not bad at all. you just feel pressure. mine take about 30 minutes, but i wait in the waiting room about 45 minutes.
i was on the 6-2-10 schedule. just make sure you take your meds out of the fridge 2 hours before so they will administer faster. sometimes mine would take 1 1/2 hours if it wasn't room temp.
i got mine placed on a wednesday afternoon and me and morgan we shopping the next day while i was infusing. don't let it stop you from doing anything unless you just don't feel up to it.
good luck. feel free to pm me with any questions <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
look at my blog and you can see what mine looked like. i never really worried about covering mine, because if people i didn't know asked i's say none of your business..haha. but i normally wore long sleeved shirts.
i had extensions on mine so i could administer the meds myself. i've had eclipse balls each time and they are wonderful. i wear a little fanny pack while infusing because that allows me to do whatever. just be sure not to catch the tube on anything.
as far as lifting, i wasn't told not to lift. i have morgan, but she's only about 12 lbs so that wasn't much. my arm was a little sore after placement, but after that it was fine. it seems like the last two i had i didn't move my arm as much, but this one i actually forgot it was in. i also kept it in a week more than i was supposed to because i didn't know if my doctor was going to make me do another round of meds.
as far as the procedure it's not bad at all. you just feel pressure. mine take about 30 minutes, but i wait in the waiting room about 45 minutes.
i was on the 6-2-10 schedule. just make sure you take your meds out of the fridge 2 hours before so they will administer faster. sometimes mine would take 1 1/2 hours if it wasn't room temp.
i got mine placed on a wednesday afternoon and me and morgan we shopping the next day while i was infusing. don't let it stop you from doing anything unless you just don't feel up to it.
good luck. feel free to pm me with any questions <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">