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Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

auntAgonist

(17,263 posts) Mon Nov 2, 2015, 06:08 PM Nov 2015

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Does anyone here have a Medi-Port catheter? [View all]

I'm having surgery on the 4th of November to have one placed. Thank goodness! No more painful digging around for veins, no more horrendous bruising when said veins blow out.

Last week the IV clinic nurses tried to insert a PICC line for TPN without success. Both arms had something blocking the veins 13 and 14 cms in and they couldn't get in far enough to place the line. It was a painful experience.

Does anyone here have experience with a port?
I'll receive TPN , Iron Infusions and blood, not all at the same time of course

aA
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Does anyone here have a Medi-Port catheter? [View all] auntAgonist Nov 2015 OP

I have experience with the other side of the port. Warpy Nov 2015 #1

I think it's a good decision to have one. As I said, they have such a hard time auntAgonist Nov 2015 #2

Besides infection, oftheforest Nov 2015 #3

I tend to be very vigilant in that I have a 'syndrome' called Trousseau's. I am on blood thinners. auntAgonist Nov 2015 #4

You certainly have alot to deal with there. oftheforest Nov 2015 #5

Mine has been in since last Winter, and it does a nice job hedgehog Nov 2015 #6

It's in and the surgery went well according to the Dr. There was some concern auntAgonist Nov 2015 #7

We all have different pain threshholds; if it hurts, it hurts! hedgehog Nov 2015 #8

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