prama hope this explains it I just copied and pasted sorry.
I have had lots of them and as a result my arms are very scarred
A peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC or PIC line) is a form of intravenous access that can be used for a prolonged period of time (e.g. for long chemotherapy regimens, extended antibiotic therapy, or total parenteral nutrition). First described in 1975,[1] it is an alternative to subclavian lines, internal jugular lines or femoral lines which have higher rates of infection. Subclavian and internal jugular line placements may result in pneumothorax (air in the pleural space of lung).
A PICC is inserted in a peripheral vein, such as the cephalic vein, basilic vein, or brachial vein and then advanced through increasingly larger veins, toward the heart until the tip rests in the distal superior vena cava or cavo-atrial junction.
Its not worth the risk of infection for me to have one in for such short bursts of treatment as I dont have any neutrophils to fight the infections off. Besides they can be uncomefortable.
I have treatmen tint he cancer clinic next to the hospital much nicer than being i main hos.
Hi all, hope you are all well, lots going on here as usual.... Im trying to get my life together at the mo. Mum has moved so my support has gone to the poo working still but its hard cos i have to rely on EX and lucky he is being good but when he goes away im screwed. I have started to wean Summer not that i really wanted to yet but she has finally started taking a bottle and now thinks booby is too much hard work like all my girls have done but early morning feed she likes to come in bed and have a bf. Plus i can have full weekends or just nights to myself now (not that i have been able to leave her yet).
Summy now has 5 teeth nearly 6 the 6th is not quite there yet and is a top front one so she got her eye teeth and one front one looks funny. She has now discovered how to get out the back yard, if the girls leave the back door open she is out there in a flash she loves it,
Hi lilly welcome back
Bron, you poor darling hope it all is going well been thinking about you heaps lately xoxo
SJ how you going? hows little MJ? hope you are well and not too busy running after her.
Prama, hmmmm another bundle on the way maybe?? how was your visit home? you little traveller hehe good on you girl!
sorry if i have left anyone out..... I am in a weird place right now and at times am finding it hard to come on BB. I am trying to get my life in order and get on the right track which is hard with so many people to look after......
Ill try and get on more regularly
Trina xoxox
and sorry for the dribble hehe its fully flowing today
Wow! 5 teeth already! Least she's getting them out the way quickly. I think Jazz's 3rd is about to pop through, I was feeling her gums and felt a bump like the other 2 before they popped through. One of the front top teeth. She slept well last night, I put her to bed at 8, then she woke at 10 and Matt tended to her. I told him after he changed her nappy to put her back in the cot and give her the bottle in the cot so that she falls asleep easier and doesn't get unsettled when she gets put back to bed...it worked like a charm and she slept all night until I woke her up at 7:15 this morning. Our daycare lady said that she made Jazz stay awake through her morning nap yesterday and only let her sleep 1.5 hours in the afternoon to try and get her to sleep better at night for us...it worked!
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