Guest guest Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 Kris, Thank you so much for the explanation. Joyce > I also have encountered a wide variation in how willing people are to > use my port. Ports in my mind are a god send, but the medical > oncologists who use them so much also worry about port infections. If > that happens, it can be rough, and the port has to be removed in most > cases I believe. Therefore, many care facilities do not allow just > anyone to access them. Because my veins are OK, even my oncologist's > office for a time suggested drawing blood from a vein rather than > accessing the port unless I was also getting chemo. On other > occasions, I have been given regular IV fluids as well as TPN for > weeks on end through mine. > > Before I knew better, I asked the nurse in CT if they could give me > my IV contrast through my port. She said she was trained to use > them and obliged me. I later found that ports are not typically > designed to withstand the rapid injection of contrast that is > typically used for CT evaluation of the liver. Although the nurse had > accessed it carefully, making certain to scrub the area well, etc., > the very rapid infusion could have ruptured my port! > > Kris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Karima: You are really a super person. You do what you say,keep busy,exhibit faith in tomorrow and take life by the horns. Been through the ostemy bit,except for a few failures it isn't that bad. Life does go on...It is the facility of being able to adjust to the hand dealt that counts...you would be a whale of a poker player. Hoping everything goes as smoothly as planned and you are in fine fettle for your August show. Hugs,prayers and peace. Nick n Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Karima: You are really a super person. You do what you say,keep busy,exhibit faith in tomorrow and take life by the horns. Been through the ostemy bit,except for a few failures it isn't that bad. Life does go on...It is the facility of being able to adjust to the hand dealt that counts...you would be a whale of a poker player. Hoping everything goes as smoothly as planned and you are in fine fettle for your August show. Hugs,prayers and peace. Nick n Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Karima: You are really a super person. You do what you say,keep busy,exhibit faith in tomorrow and take life by the horns. Been through the ostemy bit,except for a few failures it isn't that bad. Life does go on...It is the facility of being able to adjust to the hand dealt that counts...you would be a whale of a poker player. Hoping everything goes as smoothly as planned and you are in fine fettle for your August show. Hugs,prayers and peace. Nick n Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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