Guest guest Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 I'm interested in knowing this too as I will also be having a pic line soon. The in home health care person is coming tomorrow. I am hoping that I will be able to have more time allotted to me as I am concerned about how the medication will affect me. I am very low functioning at this point all ready. Kate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2004 Report Share Posted March 9, 2004 I have in home health care from the county. What this means is that I hire the person for min wage and the county pays them. I live in a remote, small town. It turns out to be more like hiring a housekeeper. I am thankful for the help, but find I need to be well enough to make sure they are doing their job and to show them how. Not good. My LLMD recently showed the in home health care person how to give me the bicillin shots. That has made a big difference. I am assuming she will go with me when I get the pic line installed and the doc will show her what she needs to do. The problem is her ability to recall is about as good as mine. I recently sent her to Rite Aid to see about getting the syringes and needles for the Rocephin and B12 shots that the doc wanted me to start 2 weeks ago. She went to my usual pharmacy instead. I had all ready told her that they were not able to supply them and had said that is something the in home health care should supply. The took the prescriptions anyway. I sent her back to get them. They gave her back one. Now, I need to send her back to get the other. She is not on top of things, but better than the others I have had. She is going through a divorce, selling her home and moving in with parents at this time due to no funds until her husband's attorney releases the money from the sale. My hope is that this is what is causing her to not be able to focus at times. The only thing I can think of is to move from this area at this time to help. HA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2004 Report Share Posted March 9, 2004 HOw long does it take to drain the bag and how long is it before one sees improvement? I am assuming it depends on the individual on the last question as I know someone who had the IV for a short time and quit because of the negative attitude of her in home health care nurse. She is slowly recovering but it has been over 3 years of being bedridden. She also does not have a LLMD but a doc with her insurance who is willing to try. Kate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2004 Report Share Posted March 10, 2004 I have had six picc lines............follow what your Dr. and Nurse tells you to do........and don't be afraid to ask questions.......you'll find after about a week.......things will fall into place, and you will forget you even have the picc line in. I had mine in for about 8 months.....Being a P.E. teacher, I went through more lines than I should have in that time period..... ConnieKnwnj When our bodies & minds are out of balance....... ........we suffer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 Dear Skip, I never heard of a power pic line, is that different from the pic lines I see people wearing on their arms? I had a CVC at one time, but not a port. I have known people who had infections in their ports and they had to have it closed and open another one. I don't know how they do that because I have never actually seen one. I had the little hookups, whatever they are called, but no one would ever use them to draw blood, they were afraid to, even in the hospital, they always jabbed me wherever they could. If they took my only arm to hook up the infusions, the next one who came along had to scratch their heads to know where to go next. I know what I went through with the CVC and being allergic to the tape, so I am not ready for a pic line just yet. I heard there was always your big toe. LOL Always looking for options. Did you get any news yet about what they are going to do to you next? When the dead sea was still sick? That is the first time I ever ever heard that saying, but it is funny - so you are saying you are old??????? Until next time, Lottie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 GM Lottie here is a UTube video of the procedure, first the nurse gets everything preped... and as you will see the insertion they use mine to take blood and to put in blood and platelets. They put meds in as well. It is great not to be stabbed.. you will also notice how I have to have the picc line changed Yes there are chances to be infected, but if your nurse cleansthe area then they may leave it in for months mine is going on three months now and it is even more comfortable than a port which I had but they removed. here is the utube video's I will see the chief hem doc next week I think or the week after. I need something to lower my ferritin count it is way high last month it was 3290, should be around 50.   This is caused by so many infusions. Hope all is well or as well as can be with you. As for being old, let me put it this way, most of the hem docs were not born when I first took CML in fact the ones that did treat me are now retired. have a great day Lottie and Jimmy. SkipD  22 year vet military and 32 year CML ________________________________ From: Lottie Duthu <lotajam@...> CML < > Sent: Tue, March 16, 2010 2:23:12 AM Subject: [ ] Pic line  Dear Skip, I never heard of a power pic line, is that different from the pic lines I see people wearing on their arms? I had a CVC at one time, but not a port. I have known people who had infections in their ports and they had to have it closed and open another one. I don't know how they do that because I have never actually seen one. I had the little hookups, whatever they are called, but no one would ever use them to draw blood, they were afraid to, even in the hospital, they always jabbed me wherever they could. If they took my only arm to hook up the infusions, the next one who came along had to scratch their heads to know where to go next. I know what I went through with the CVC and being allergic to the tape, so I am not ready for a pic line just yet. I heard there was always your big toe. LOL Always looking for options. Did you get any news yet about what they are going to do to you next? When the dead sea was still sick? That is the first time I ever ever heard that saying, but it is funny - so you are saying you are old??????? Until next time, Lottie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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