Guest guest Posted February 20, 2004 Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 Hi again Donna.It was good to hear from you.The cathater will stick out about 4 inches.And yes it will show under your clothes.You can't shower while you have the cathater.Just baths.You have to be extremely cautious of the area around the cathater tube and where it goes into your chest.As the nurse explained to me, it's direct straight to your heart.So you really have to keep it clean.I was always afraid of catching it on something but I never did. It did collapse towards the end of the treatments though and I had to have it pulled and another one put in.Talk about stressed.Did I leave anything out? If I did ask away.I'll help all I can.Anything to make it easier.I would like your email address if your going to go through with this.I'd like to keep in close contact with you.Gentleness,Boo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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