tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707860620453967502.post815394858940771951..comments2024-02-11T03:53:10.407-05:00Comments on On Transmigration: Wait, Wait, and…Waitthe cajunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905358111623645338noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707860620453967502.post-32238566767809425762014-04-15T23:43:29.194-05:002014-04-15T23:43:29.194-05:00I am sorry I have been away from blog-land; I was ...I am sorry I have been away from blog-land; I was thinking of you and hoping you are doing well enough. Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707860620453967502.post-72368832253448831162014-04-15T20:50:11.127-05:002014-04-15T20:50:11.127-05:00It is amazing how the entire medical profession be...It is amazing how the entire medical profession believes we have no lives, responsibilities, obligations or plans and simply sit home waiting around for the next directive to go hear and do that. I have gotten quite good at responding to the wrote inconsideration of informing me when my appointments WILL be and when I WILL be home with "Nope, that doesn't work for me. What else you got."<br /><br />I am now completing my second week of a PICC line and may be looking at a third week for no other reason than nobody seems to have the time or desire to get it out of me any time soon. It ha grown into more than a mere nuisance, impacting my comfort and sleep.<br /><br />I wish you more success, and less inconvenience with your port.<br /><br />Breenlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317914861018120156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707860620453967502.post-50313602816091364812014-04-15T13:59:42.759-05:002014-04-15T13:59:42.759-05:00The Port-A-Cath sounds much better to me than a PI...The Port-A-Cath sounds much better to me than a PICC line. On admissions to the hospital 4 and 8 years ago, I had a PICC line inserted. The first time was done by several doctors in an X-ray room. The second time was done by a specially trained nurse practioner in my hospital room. They were inserted to administer IV antibiotics which can destroy peripheral veins and were also very useful as a port to withdraw blood for tests. Both times I came home with the PICC lines in place and had to self-administer my IV antibiotics twice a day from an IV pole. It was not fun. On this last hospital admission a couple weeks ago, I only had oral antibiotics for 7 days and NO IV antibiotics or a PICC line. The infectious disease specialist said that an infection was NOT my main problem, but rather venous stasis problems in my leg. What a relief not to get a PICC line this time! The PICC line going into the vein in your left arm was very worrisome and always in the way, and I was afraid that it was going to get pulled out during sleep, etc. The method directly used on your chest wall seems much superior. And I wish you a quick and easy and painless procedure and finding someone to get you there and back.David Jeffreyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07640894359150492921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707860620453967502.post-966898317713010302014-04-15T12:54:17.666-05:002014-04-15T12:54:17.666-05:00it's the least I can do since I cannot be ther...it's the least I can do since I cannot be there to assist you, honey! :)anne marie in phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765140782182605141noreply@blogger.com