Guest guest Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 I usually don't wheeze, I slightly cough like a tickle but most of my symptoms are either inflammation or the tigthness in my chest where I am short of breath. Although, in my sleep I dreamt I was wheezing and when I woke up I was in a mini asthma attack. PICC Lines - wheezing Hi all! Congratulations to me. I have broken out of jail. They have left the Picc line in my arm for the next two weeks just in case I have to readmit. The hospital floor doc wasn't too happy with my air flow. I have a picc line inserted every time I admit because the steroids seem to have fried my veins, but I have never come home with one. Have any of you? Any tips? I understand that there is a fairly high risk of infection. They told me no showers. Only assisted tub baths. Also, is there anyone else here who doesn't wheeze? I will bark/cough, but in the past year I have only been told that I had a wheeze once. That was at my last admit after the one hour (20mg) albuterol thingy plus 6 more treatments of iptatroprium. I don't know if I just don't move enough air to wheeze or what. I have had a whole troop of people listening to me for the last several days, and I keep getting looked at funny because they don't hear a wheeze. I have read before that not all asthmatics wheeze, but I keep getting these wierd reactions. Just wondering if I am the lone ranger with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 Hi Madelin, Do glad to hear your out of " jail " 18 month ago when I had MRSA, hospital for 12 days and 9 surgeries, I came home with a picc line (a double one) and they left it for about 6 more days, I didn't have any problems, but I was on so much antibiotics I'm not sure anything would have gotten to me. I do wheeze but very little and not very loud. Donna (co-moderator) PICC Lines - wheezing > Hi all! Congratulations to me. I have broken out of jail. They have > left the Picc line in my arm for the next two weeks just in case I have > to readmit. The hospital floor doc wasn't too happy with my air flow. > I have a picc line inserted every time I admit because the steroids > seem to have fried my veins, but I have never come home with one. > Have any of you? Any tips? I understand that there is a fairly high > risk of infection. They told me no showers. Only assisted tub baths. > > Also, is there anyone else here who doesn't wheeze? I will > bark/cough, but in the past year I have only been told that I had a > wheeze once. That was at my last admit after the one hour (20mg) > albuterol thingy plus 6 more treatments of iptatroprium. I don't know > if I just don't move enough air to wheeze or what. I have had a whole > troop of people listening to me for the last several days, and I keep > getting looked at funny because they don't hear a wheeze. I have read > before that not all asthmatics wheeze, but I keep getting these wierd > reactions. Just wondering if I am the lone ranger with this. > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 I have varing episodes. SOme wheeze, some not. The older I get, the wheezier I seem to get which is making it easier to get the doc go GET it. Hope you feel better soon. > > Hi all! Congratulations to me. I have broken out of jail. They have > left the Picc line in my arm for the next two weeks just in case I have > to readmit. The hospital floor doc wasn't too happy with my air flow. > I have a picc line inserted every time I admit because the steroids > seem to have fried my veins, but I have never come home with one. > Have any of you? Any tips? I understand that there is a fairly high > risk of infection. They told me no showers. Only assisted tub baths. > > Also, is there anyone else here who doesn't wheeze? I will > bark/cough, but in the past year I have only been told that I had a > wheeze once. That was at my last admit after the one hour (20mg) > albuterol thingy plus 6 more treatments of iptatroprium. I don't know > if I just don't move enough air to wheeze or what. I have had a whole > troop of people listening to me for the last several days, and I keep > getting looked at funny because they don't hear a wheeze. I have read > before that not all asthmatics wheeze, but I keep getting these wierd > reactions. Just wondering if I am the lone ranger with this. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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