Re: Can you Swim with a Port or Picc...

[Guest guest]

With a port you can as it is all under the skin.A Picc line is part under the

skin and part outside for IV hookups so I don't think you can go swimming

with it accessed.BeckyB.

[Guest guest]

With a port you can as it is all under the skin.A Picc line is part under the

skin and part outside for IV hookups so I don't think you can go swimming

with it accessed.BeckyB.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 10/20/2002 10:41:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

earth_angel_1968@... writes:

> My daughter had a picc line all summer, she wasn't allowed to go swimming,

> fact is we had to seran wrap it jusy for her to be able to shower.

>

We had to do the same with a midline.

Rosemary in New York with 3 children with CF - they are 12, 9.8, 5.9...I

coined the phrase " BREATHE DAMMIT " ; and now we have a dog named - are you

ready for this - TOBI after their medication!

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 10/20/2002 10:41:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

earth_angel_1968@... writes:

> My daughter had a picc line all summer, she wasn't allowed to go swimming,

> fact is we had to seran wrap it jusy for her to be able to shower.

>

We had to do the same with a midline.

Rosemary in New York with 3 children with CF - they are 12, 9.8, 5.9...I

coined the phrase " BREATHE DAMMIT " ; and now we have a dog named - are you

ready for this - TOBI after their medication!

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 10/20/2002 10:41:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

earth_angel_1968@... writes:

> My daughter had a picc line all summer, she wasn't allowed to go swimming,

> fact is we had to seran wrap it jusy for her to be able to shower.

>

We had to do the same with a midline.

Rosemary in New York with 3 children with CF - they are 12, 9.8, 5.9...I

coined the phrase " BREATHE DAMMIT " ; and now we have a dog named - are you

ready for this - TOBI after their medication!

[Guest guest]

Hello. My daughter, , has had several picc lines and has a mickey

button. She swims with both. We wrap the picc line entrance site with saran

wrap, then tape it. Once we wrapped it with saran wrap, ace bandage, and

taped it completely. The site did not get wet. We usually put a cotton

patch or bandaid over the site, too. She plays all sports with both and does

all " normal " activities. They also have a " sock " they gave us when they put

the picc line in for her to wear to help hold it when she is pitching

softball.

Hope this helps.

Sue Pettit

mom to (15 wocf), (12 wocf), and (10 wcf) diagnosed at

8 days of age at LeBonheur Childrens Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee

[Guest guest]

Hello. My daughter, , has had several picc lines and has a mickey

button. She swims with both. We wrap the picc line entrance site with saran

wrap, then tape it. Once we wrapped it with saran wrap, ace bandage, and

taped it completely. The site did not get wet. We usually put a cotton

patch or bandaid over the site, too. She plays all sports with both and does

all " normal " activities. They also have a " sock " they gave us when they put

the picc line in for her to wear to help hold it when she is pitching

softball.

Hope this helps.

Sue Pettit

mom to (15 wocf), (12 wocf), and (10 wcf) diagnosed at

8 days of age at LeBonheur Childrens Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee

[Guest guest]

Hello. My daughter, , has had several picc lines and has a mickey

button. She swims with both. We wrap the picc line entrance site with saran

wrap, then tape it. Once we wrapped it with saran wrap, ace bandage, and

taped it completely. The site did not get wet. We usually put a cotton

patch or bandaid over the site, too. She plays all sports with both and does

all " normal " activities. They also have a " sock " they gave us when they put

the picc line in for her to wear to help hold it when she is pitching

softball.

Hope this helps.

Sue Pettit

mom to (15 wocf), (12 wocf), and (10 wcf) diagnosed at

8 days of age at LeBonheur Childrens Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee

[Guest guest]

That is one of the reasons we love the port. When they want to swim,

and are on iv therapy, we deaccess the port so they can swim and

reaccess when it is time for the next dose.

Some docs feel ok with swimming with a picc if you cover the entire

thing with tegaderm. this still makes me nervous. Also, we have had

docs tell us if the port is completely (tubing and all) covered with

tegaderm that they can swim with their ports accessed, but we feel

that the ports are too important to risk their being infected and

lose the port....so we don't do it. The kids don't mind being

deaccessed and reaccessed for getting to swim so we go that route.

Yet another reason for the parents to learn how to do the accesses.

(the biggest reason, in my opinion, is that we have much more vested

interest in being sterile and doing it right than any nurse does...)

take care

Jen

Mommy of 7, 3 with CF, 2 with ports

> My little boy loves to swim. Can he still do so with a port or pi

[Guest guest]

That is one of the reasons we love the port. When they want to swim,

and are on iv therapy, we deaccess the port so they can swim and

reaccess when it is time for the next dose.

Some docs feel ok with swimming with a picc if you cover the entire

thing with tegaderm. this still makes me nervous. Also, we have had

docs tell us if the port is completely (tubing and all) covered with

tegaderm that they can swim with their ports accessed, but we feel

that the ports are too important to risk their being infected and

lose the port....so we don't do it. The kids don't mind being

deaccessed and reaccessed for getting to swim so we go that route.

Yet another reason for the parents to learn how to do the accesses.

(the biggest reason, in my opinion, is that we have much more vested

interest in being sterile and doing it right than any nurse does...)

take care

Jen

Mommy of 7, 3 with CF, 2 with ports

> My little boy loves to swim. Can he still do so with a port or pi

[Guest guest]

That is one of the reasons we love the port. When they want to swim,

and are on iv therapy, we deaccess the port so they can swim and

reaccess when it is time for the next dose.

Some docs feel ok with swimming with a picc if you cover the entire

thing with tegaderm. this still makes me nervous. Also, we have had

docs tell us if the port is completely (tubing and all) covered with

tegaderm that they can swim with their ports accessed, but we feel

that the ports are too important to risk their being infected and

lose the port....so we don't do it. The kids don't mind being

deaccessed and reaccessed for getting to swim so we go that route.

Yet another reason for the parents to learn how to do the accesses.

(the biggest reason, in my opinion, is that we have much more vested

interest in being sterile and doing it right than any nurse does...)

take care

Jen

Mommy of 7, 3 with CF, 2 with ports

> My little boy loves to swim. Can he still do so with a port or pi

[Guest guest]

You cant with a PICC line in. I have no experience with a port,

Can you Swim with a Port or Picc...

My little boy loves to swim. Can he still do so with a port or picc

line?

[Guest guest]

You can do anything with a medport IF it isn't accessed for meds. Then that

is 2 weeks or more out of the water.