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Picc line & chemo on affected arm
Hi, Just wondering if anyone can share their experiences with picc line and receiving chemo on affected arm. I still have 2 cycles to go and running out of good veins. My 2nd, 3rd and 4th chemo we...
My last dose they had trouble finding a vein and wanted to use the lymphless arm but I refused. Instead they brought out a portable ultrasound machine and went hunting in the usual arm. In the end they used the blood donor vein which they had to monitor very carefully for complications but it took it well with no outbreaks so we got away with it for the once only usage.