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Picc line vrs Portacath
I asked my doctor today at chemo what is a picc line and a portacath. She said the picc goes in the arm above the elbow but they can be prone to infection and arm movement dislodging them. The portac...
Hi Brenda,
Nat has a pic line too she decided not to have the port cath inserted because she didn't want the scar (she is young ) except for no swimming and covering it for showers it has been no problem the rdns come every week and change the dressing and flush it and the chemo nurses do it before chemo...
She wears a tubular bandage on it at all times so it dose'nt get knocked or pulled.
I think it is a personal choice
Hope your chemo went ok today??
Cheers Sue xx