To Suzanne-how do complications affect TP-ICT?

[Guest guest]

Suzanne,

Thank you for sharing with me. I also have many of the complications

that go along with CP. I have had antibiotic resistant MRSA more

times than I can count. For a brief time they questioned me about

contaminating the line myself. They didn't see how I could be getting

so many infections. This was while I was pregnant, and in the nursing

home. Like I would endanger the life of my unborn child to extend my

stay in the nursing home?? Let me tell you, that place was no Club

Med!

I have had to have three blood transfusions. I had pneumonia from

being in the hospital immobile for so long. And where do I begin with

the line problems? No more IV's in my arms, there aren't any good

veins left, and my feet are close to catching up. I have had IV's in

my elbows, lower legs and even in my breasts (there really are some

good veins there, thanks to breastfeeding LOL). My arm veins are so

scarred that they can't feed in PICC lines anymore. The scar tissue

in my chest made it impossible for them to put in a central line last

time, so they put in a femoral line (in the groin). With that I was

not allowed to sit up even to go to the bathroom because of the risk

of bleeding. HELLO BEDPAN!! My point and yes I am getting to it, is

any of these things an exclusion criteria for surgery? Was there

anything special you had to do to prepare Joey for his surgery? Also,

did they do a decent job controlling his pain from the surgery?

Thank you for your time to answer, both previously and in the future.

As you know, every bit of information makes it a little easier to

deal with.

Love,Keri