Not so much a question about effectiveness, but more the mechanics and schedule of it all. How often, where (docs office), who did it, was there a port(?), etc. And, how did you do it if you were hours away from your LLMD?
Thanks.
Posted by feelfit (Member # 12770) on :
Hi Thomas,
I did my IV treatments through a central venous PICC line. My treatments were done by myself at home two times daily.
A home health care nurse came for the first three days to make sure that I was infusing properly. After that the nurse came once per week to change my dressing and to make sure that everything was working as it should.
The home health nurse is available 24/7 in case of emergency.
Some folks go to their doctors office or the local hospital for their infusions on a daily basis. I believe it is far more common to do the infusions at home though.
Hope this info helps you,
Feelfit
Posted by KirstenS (Member # 15146) on :
Feelfit, Did you have any problems with having the IV in? Was it hard to keep dry and infection free?
Posted by feelfit (Member # 12770) on :
Kirstin,
No problems. Only the ones that I created in my head.
I had a huge fear of the PICC and worried about it constantly.
Feelfit
Posted by ByronSBell 2007 (Member # 11496) on :
I have a Picc line (on my second one)
I get: MORNING 1 large bag w/abx dripped over 1.5 hours 1 small bag with antioxidants dripped for 1 hour 2.5 cc's of heparin (Heparin is vital to getting well)
AFTERNOON 1 large bag w/abx dripped over 1.5 hours 2.5 cc's of heparin
Thats for the IV's, I am also doing 2.4 of Bicillin once week and oral tindamax everyday.