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Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

auntAgonist

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2. I think it's a good decision to have one. As I said, they have such a hard time

Reply to Warpy (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 2, 2015, 05:32 PM

Nov 2015

accessing veins. I like that it's easy to access and not as prone to infection.
I had a PICC go bad once and ended up so ill I thought I'd never recover.

Thanks for your response Warpy.

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Does anyone here have a Medi-Port catheter? [View all] auntAgonist Nov 2015 OP

I have experience with the other side of the port. Warpy Nov 2015 #1

I think it's a good decision to have one. As I said, they have such a hard time auntAgonist Nov 2015 #2

Besides infection, oftheforest Nov 2015 #3

I tend to be very vigilant in that I have a 'syndrome' called Trousseau's. I am on blood thinners. auntAgonist Nov 2015 #4

You certainly have alot to deal with there. oftheforest Nov 2015 #5

Mine has been in since last Winter, and it does a nice job hedgehog Nov 2015 #6

It's in and the surgery went well according to the Dr. There was some concern auntAgonist Nov 2015 #7

We all have different pain threshholds; if it hurts, it hurts! hedgehog Nov 2015 #8