Central Lines and other issues

[Guest guest]

While I agree with that having multiple attempts at IV sites is

not a lot of fun, from personal experience it was hell, central lines

are not without risk. They are usually inserted into major veins in the

neck or upper chest. From either entry site there is a risk of lung

puncture and subsequent pneumothorax (air between the lung and the chest

wall leading to lung collapse and sometimes death). There is also a risk

of puncture or laceration of the major veins or arteries, and therefore

a risk of death due to bleeding.

So, while they may be very small, these risks are significant and that

is why a lot of docs are so quite to put in central lines. In good hands

under ideal conditions they are a great way to access the blood system.

But things do happen.

, I know that Rheumatoid arthrits, MS and other autoimmune

diseases sometimes get better during pregnancy and sometimes flare

afterwards. Whether these are true flares or just the disease returning

to it's previous state, it's difficult to say.

, the colon mainly regulates water reabsorption from the stool. It

isn't involved in absorption of vitamins or other essential elements.

Although water is very important. Forget all that stuff about candida,

it's a myth. Taking a multivit and eating a balanced diet is all you

have to do to get the essential nutrients. As for your mouth sores,

these are nasty things whose mechanism of action (how they happen)

hasn't been figured out. Sometimes they happen when we indulge in too

much citrus fruit. Sometimes it's some other food. They are usually

benign and go away in short order after annoying us to the max. Best of

luck with it.

Aubrey