Keeping PICC lines dry??? advice needed

[Guest guest]

Anyone with advice for a dear Dysautonomia friend who is now also a

" Lymie " ....she just got a PICC line and needs to know how to keep it dry in

showers...Saran/tape not work...Im thinking occlusive dresings but Ive never had

a line so Im unfamiliar...no first hand knowledge.

thanks for the help!!

Finette

[Guest guest]

Believe it or not---Glad Press 'n Seal plus paper tape works pretty well until

you can get the Bowen product. You press it on the arm around the line just

like you would a casserole dish and then help secure it with tape.

Carolyn

FinRussak@... wrote:

Anyone with advice for a dear Dysautonomia friend who is now also a

" Lymie " ....she just got a PICC line and needs to know how to keep it dry in

showers...Saran/tape not work...Im thinking occlusive dresings but Ive never had

a line so Im unfamiliar...no first hand knowledge.

thanks for the help!!

Finette

[Guest guest]

thank you all...any other suggestions will be passed on --I just sent these

from Carolyn and Kelley (thanks for your prompt SOS guys!!!)

F.

Re: [ ] Keeping PICC lines dry??? advice needed

Believe it or not---Glad Press 'n Seal plus paper tape works pretty well until

you can get the Bowen product. You press it on the arm around the line just

like you would a casserole dish and then help secure it with tape.

Carolyn

FinRussak@... wrote:

Anyone with advice for a dear Dysautonomia friend who is now also a

" Lymie " ....she just got a PICC line and needs to know how to keep it dry in

showers...Saran/tape not work...Im thinking occlusive dresings but Ive never had

a line so Im unfamiliar...no first hand knowledge.

thanks for the help!!

Finette

[Guest guest]

We also had pretty good luck with the Glad PressnSeal & tape.

Sue

[Guest guest]

Definitely use press and seal - our homecare nurse recommended it and it was the

only thing I found that worked...

FinRussak@... wrote:

Anyone with advice for a dear Dysautonomia friend who is now also a

" Lymie " ....she just got a PICC line and needs to know how to keep it dry in

showers...Saran/tape not work...Im thinking occlusive dresings but Ive never had

a line so Im unfamiliar...no first hand knowledge.

thanks for the help!!

Finette

[Guest guest]

I just googled Aqua cover for PICC lines and got tons of hits. I was looking for

a cover we looked at a year ago that was a blue sleeve that goes over the

entire arm and then the air is sucked out. Kids can swim with it, shower and no

worry of the line getting wet. I searched it as Aqua Guard and Aqua Shield and

one is a patch specifically for PICC lines and the other covers casts.

Anyways, these are great covers if you want to keep the entire area really dry.

My daughter has a chest port so can be deaccessed to swim. But we do use the

saran press and seal when we put the EMLA cream on her prior to reaccessing her.

It stays in place pretty well that way.

I hope your friend finds a solution that works. It is tough enough these kids

have to put up with the IV therapy. It is just harder all the other things they

need to put up with too, such as care and maintenence of their lines.

My best to all!!

Hugs,

[Guest guest]

Brown Medical Industries also makes a cover for central lines (in the

chest). My son has a central line. I don't know the product number but if

you call the company they can tell you.

http://www.brownmed.com/Contact/Index.cfm

Kelley

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Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2006 8:24 AM

Subject: Re: [ ] Keeping PICC lines dry??? advice needed

> I just googled Aqua cover for PICC lines and got tons of hits. I was

looking for a cover we looked at a year ago that was a blue sleeve that

goes over the entire arm and then the air is sucked out. Kids can swim with

it, shower and no worry of the line getting wet. I searched it as Aqua Guard

and Aqua Shield and one is a patch specifically for PICC lines and the other

covers casts.

>

> Anyways, these are great covers if you want to keep the entire area really

dry.

>

> My daughter has a chest port so can be deaccessed to swim. But we do use

the saran press and seal when we put the EMLA cream on her prior to

reaccessing her. It stays in place pretty well that way.

>

>

[Guest guest]

We got the " xeroxox " PICC line protector for my daughter. Easy to use,

and allows her to get in a swimming pool. The website

(www.xerosox.com) only shows their water proof covers for cast. But if

you call the toll free number, you can order the one designed for PICC

lines. Dorothy

[Guest guest]

Dorothy,

I could not think of the name of the Xerosox, but knew there was a blue cover

out there that made the arm totally dry for swimming. Our daughter was between a

PICC and a Port and had we gone with the PICC line we would have gotten the

xerosox cover. I heard other success stories from friends at the time.

I have saved the site now in case I am looking for it again.

Thanks,

We got the " xeroxox " PICC line protector for my daughter. Easy to use,

and allows her to get in a swimming pool. The website

(www.xerosox.com) only shows their water proof covers for cast. But if

you call the toll free number, you can order the one designed for PICC

lines. Dorothy

[Guest guest]

DryCast

http://www.medcareproducts.com/castcovers/

Here is the website for DryCast also. I think the reason we went with the

PICC cover from Browns Medical Industries http://www.brownmed.com/ (they

also make cast covers) is because Browns is completely latex free and at the

time the other companys' products were latex based. If latex is an issue,

you should ask since it's not always listed on the website.

Kelley

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We got the " xeroxox " PICC line protector for my daughter. Easy to use,

and allows her to get in a swimming pool. The website

(www.xerosox.com) only shows their water proof covers for cast. But if

you call the toll free number, you can order the one designed for PICC

lines. Dorothy

[Guest guest]

Gosh you guys have been great with all this info...I really appreciate it!!!

hope all well as can be with all of you

Finette

Re: [ ] Keeping PICC lines dry??? advice needed

DryCast

http://www.medcareproducts.com/castcovers/

Here is the website for DryCast also. I think the reason we went with the

PICC cover from Browns Medical Industries http://www.brownmed.com/ (they

also make cast covers) is because Browns is completely latex free and at the

time the other companys' products were latex based. If latex is an issue,

you should ask since it's not always listed on the website.

Kelley

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We got the " xeroxox " PICC line protector for my daughter. Easy to use,

and allows her to get in a swimming pool. The website

(www.xerosox.com) only shows their water proof covers for cast. But if

you call the toll free number, you can order the one designed for PICC

lines. Dorothy

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