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Picc Line and Portacath .... any tips appreciated on clothing & anything else
Hi guys My husband was supposed to have a portacath fitted this week for his 'next regime' of chemo on Wed .... but sadly the request got 'lost' by the radiology mob - and now he has to have a picc...
Hi @arpie,
my port is on my right side up near my clavicle,the only thing that annoys me is when driving or a passenger, is the bloody seat belt,I sometimes have to keep pushing it away off the port itself,otherwise I forget its there,I havent used it in a while and just go up to the local chemo suite every 6 weeks to get it flushed,what a pity hubby has to go through the trauma of having a picc line then having to have a port inserted that is really unfair,
thinking of you both,
wendy55
my port is on my right side up near my clavicle,the only thing that annoys me is when driving or a passenger, is the bloody seat belt,I sometimes have to keep pushing it away off the port itself,otherwise I forget its there,I havent used it in a while and just go up to the local chemo suite every 6 weeks to get it flushed,what a pity hubby has to go through the trauma of having a picc line then having to have a port inserted that is really unfair,
thinking of you both,
wendy55