In 1998 & '99 I was having a lot of trouble with my legs. I ended up having both amputated in 2000 due to Osteomyelitis, Osteoporosis, muscle atrophy and cellulitis. I was also having frequent UTI's and had no veins left for IV access. The medi-port was a great solution for me. It has to be flushed and heplocked once per month to keep it free from clots.
Bill <--The one in FL C6 Incomplete since 7/20/68 Age 59 Leesburg, FL Live your life in such a way that when your feet hit the floor in the morning, Satan says, "Oh shit! He's awake!" ----- Original Message ----- From: Danny Hearn To: Bill Jenkins ; [email protected] Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 11:55 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Blood Clots - Picc line vs port HI,BILL--WHY HAVE YOU HAD IT IN SINCE 1998? DO YOU NEED I.V. DRUGS A LOT? IN CURIOUS BECAUSE MOST BAD BLADDER INFECTIONS I HAVE HAD REQUIRED I.V.DRUGS, 3 TIMES I WAS HOSPITALIZED TO GET THEM THEN THE LAST 2 TIMES THEY PUT IN A PICC LINE. MY LAST WAS THIS PAST APRIL, I HOPE I CAN MAKE IT A WHILE MORE WITHOUT NEEDING I.V. MEDS AGAIN. THANKS, DAN H. C-6 12 YEARS POST-- ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI AREA. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Bill Jenkins <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 10:43:33 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Blood Clots - Picc line vs port Discuss with your husband and doctors having a Medi-port put in his chest. I've had one since 1998 and it's great. Less risk of clots, easier access for IV's and not hard to flush and heplock. Bill <--The one in FL C6 Incomplete since 7/20/68 Age 59 Leesburg, FL Live your life in such a way that when your feet hit the floor in the morning, Satan says, "Oh shit! He's awake!" ----- Original Message ----- From: Kandy Vogelpohl To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 11:52 AM Subject: [QUAD-L] Blood Clots - Picc line vs port I need help deciding what to do for my husband. He is a C-4 complete with a trach and a peg tube. He was hospitlized for a year and has been home since May. Since he has been home he has been hospitizied 3 times with pnemonia and is currenltly in the hospital. When he goes to the hospital he needs IV meds. Currenltly his IV is in his foot because his veins are hard to get at. The hospital wants to put a pic line in again. I have told him no at this time because his vein is still working. When he was hospitlized (first year), he got a blood clot in his arm due to the pic line. I am trying to prevent that from happening again. It has been suggested from our home health care agency to get a port installed, so we can do IV's at home. The doctors have told me they cause blood clots as well. I am trying to make the best decision for my husband without causing anymore complications, especially blood clots. Can anyone tell me what is the lesser of the two evils? Picc line or Port? Please provide me some feedback. FYI - My husband got MRSA when he was hospitalied initially. It comes and it goes. I was just reading that the regular IV's can cause that as well.....\ I don't what to do. Please help. Thank you, Kandy - wife of C4 complete, accident 5-8-08. ( My husband has many complications). -------------------------------------------------------------------------- avast! Antivirus: Inbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 091022-0, 10/22/2009 Tested on: 10/23/2009 11:14:55 AM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2009 ALWIL Software. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- avast! Antivirus: Inbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 091022-0, 10/22/2009 Tested on: 10/23/2009 11:56:33 AM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2009 ALWIL Software.
