Hi Lori-- I know a while back you had a picc line for antibiotics. Over the
years I have only been hospitalized twice for serious UTI , both those times it
was pseudamonas and each time it took nearly a week of IV antibiotics to get me
well--each time I got so ill with bad A>D> and had most of my white blood
cells destoyed. In each case my Urologist told me to wait as long as i can to
see what happens. Both times I was rushed to the emergency and admitted. Well
this Is my 3rd time being diagnosed with Pseudamonas in my Urine culture. We
asked the Urologist how to go about getting a picc line for the IV drugs----the
only type that can help me because this wacko Urologist made me take cipro
every single day for one entire year!! And now the bug is resistant to that.
Anyhow he said you don't need any IV drugs now-----just wait and lets see what
happens......same advice he gave me both other times! My family doc wants to
try to help but can't see me till next tuesday---hope I
can survive without getting deathly sick...I don't know if this stuff can go
away on its own, I'm drinking tons of water, cranberry pills& juice-vitamin c
and all the usual stuff----Plus flushing bladder every 4 days or so with
acetic acid when urine gets way to fowl smelling to stand. ( I know i'm
rambling but here is my main question................ How to you go about
getting a picc line ???? does a doctor order it or will emergency room? I see
my family doc next Tuesday about it. Also---with a picc line does a person just
go to the hospital each day or do they come to your home?? Our insurance will
allow 20 nurse visits a year but so far I have never used a home nurse.
Thanks in advance for any advice,,,,,,,,,,,, Dan H.
