I guess i could be against ports after a nasty experience with one
but i'm still not - that goes to show just how amazing i think they
are. First off, my veins are rubbish and i got my first one
even when i was only having iv's 1-2 a year but felt the benefit.
I didn't mind the flushes every month for the convenience and
ease it gave me when on IV's. No pain and no multiple
stabbings hehe. However after 18months it got infected, which
i only found out an hour after it had been flushed and i collapsed
in a shop. I think i basically went into shock as i was
shacking uncontrolably, freezing cold (but high temperature) and
throwing up. Luckily the ambulence came quickly and they soon
started flushing me with vast amounts of fluid and AB's (on my now
forgotten veins so they weren't too bad). I got that port
taken out. Did i wait to get another after that experience?
ABSOLUTELY NOT! Which goes to show you just how amazing i think
they are. MY port doesn't bleed so i still get bloods taken
from my arms but my veins are a lot better now they're not trying
to be accessed all the time.<br>
I have a small pass port now in my arm (just above the inside of
the elbow). I had it put in under local anesthetic (and the
old one taken out under local) which was fine. Felt weird,
but perfectly do-able and painless. Not many people notice it
and i think they would notice it more if it was on my chest when
wearing strappy tops etc. If they ask and you don't fancy
telling the truth funny things can be to say "it's a bottle
top i swollowed and got stuck" hehe or many other things i'm
sure you can come up with. People will believe anything (for
a second at least but it breaks the ice) <br>
Okay i think that's everything hehe. To sum up LOVE IT LOVE
IT LOVE IT hehe<br>
That said i do have a friend who went down from needing 3-4 IV's a
year to less than 1 on average and so had theirs taken out and is
completely happy with that as to them it showed they were a lot
better. Though they do dread IV's more now when they finally
do come around!<br>
xxxxx
but i'm still not - that goes to show just how amazing i think they
are. First off, my veins are rubbish and i got my first one
even when i was only having iv's 1-2 a year but felt the benefit.
I didn't mind the flushes every month for the convenience and
ease it gave me when on IV's. No pain and no multiple
stabbings hehe. However after 18months it got infected, which
i only found out an hour after it had been flushed and i collapsed
in a shop. I think i basically went into shock as i was
shacking uncontrolably, freezing cold (but high temperature) and
throwing up. Luckily the ambulence came quickly and they soon
started flushing me with vast amounts of fluid and AB's (on my now
forgotten veins so they weren't too bad). I got that port
taken out. Did i wait to get another after that experience?
ABSOLUTELY NOT! Which goes to show you just how amazing i think
they are. MY port doesn't bleed so i still get bloods taken
from my arms but my veins are a lot better now they're not trying
to be accessed all the time.<br>
I have a small pass port now in my arm (just above the inside of
the elbow). I had it put in under local anesthetic (and the
old one taken out under local) which was fine. Felt weird,
but perfectly do-able and painless. Not many people notice it
and i think they would notice it more if it was on my chest when
wearing strappy tops etc. If they ask and you don't fancy
telling the truth funny things can be to say "it's a bottle
top i swollowed and got stuck" hehe or many other things i'm
sure you can come up with. People will believe anything (for
a second at least but it breaks the ice) <br>
Okay i think that's everything hehe. To sum up LOVE IT LOVE
IT LOVE IT hehe<br>
That said i do have a friend who went down from needing 3-4 IV's a
year to less than 1 on average and so had theirs taken out and is
completely happy with that as to them it showed they were a lot
better. Though they do dread IV's more now when they finally
do come around!<br>
xxxxx