Peg ,Well , I had my PICC line taken out today. . That sock idea is great.
The situations I would get into with that line can't be normal. I would get it tangled in my clothes, wrapped around my wheel chair wheel, forget I had it on and get up to go to the bathroom and pull me back, wrapped around my neck ,and ,caught in the refrigerator, and other doors car you name it I've snagged it.
They gave me a electronic one the size of a book, I would change the batteries and i would flush it and put the days med cartridge in myself. They would deliver 6 cartridges a week and I put them in the refrigerator. I had to call the nurse, who came by once a week to change the PICC line dressing and other things several times at first until I got used to it? I would drop it, it's real sturdy,and sometimes I would mess up the lines and it would be three feet, than other times it would be seven feet. It itched and drove me crazy than they had some transparent tape that was much better.....I'm scratching now, sooooo good. So she took it out in my living room today
Do you have one like this?
I got used to mine but it always itched and affected me, made me feel like I was really sick, which I was. It feels so good to get it off. I was itching all over , got a rash , went away
Peg , now they must have figured it's gone, hopefully not hiding , it means I get my new knee in Jan 28' they wait a month to see if the infection "Rears its ugly head" , Dr. Quote. Last time they put new parts in and a wash and 6 weeks , after the antibiotics it came back, that was after 8 weeks of Vacomycian IV. Cut out the parts and started all over. This time with Oxicillian. I think they did not test it to see what was most effective, that's why I got a new Dr., they put me on the Oxi after doing a culture ? It was a hassle but I got along ok once the weirdness of this tube going in me went away, boy , I sure feel free now, been out for about three hours and no pump, yessssssss.
Now I'm scared, (I'm always scarred now)' because it will be the fifth surgery since March. My poor knee getting cut again. But no choice, gonna smile and think of you and everyone in this situation.
I feel better writing this to you, not so alone. You seem to have a good humor, and the strength of a woman, I'm talking birthing strong, puts a man to shame. Good luck you, the days will go by and this will be almost forgotten. Many people said that to me for 10 months and they are right. You can do this and a lot more, you and your husband are going to gain by this.
Steve
TKR April 12 , 2015
Marłch 10,2015,1st Stage, partial replacement antibiotic wash.
May 15, 2015, Debridement
October 29, 2015, knee replacement removed. Antibiotic Spacers in
Nov 3'. 2stage reversion began
Nov. 10 2015' debridement. New spacer, no weight bearing
United States
I hope you are feeling better,
