And for lyme treatment do they put it through the heart?
Posted by momofthree (Member # 19490) on :
I have a picc line and it does not hurt. It was a little uncomfortable for a few days but now I don't even notice it. It goes in a vein and right up close to the heart but not in it.
Posted by jessrunner (Member # 27672) on :
Thanks momo
It sounds like it would hurt a lot.
Posted by TS96 (Member # 14048) on :
nope doesn't hurt at all, just for the first few days at the insertion site. I had more pain from the sticky dressing being ripped off.
Posted by kitty9309 (Member # 19945) on :
It is inserted to just above the heart, in a blood vessel called the Superior Vena Cava.
There should be no sensation as long as it is not inserted too far, which could cause palpitations/fluttering.
Your veins have no feeling.
Posted by jeffe (Member # 13034) on :
why the heart?
Posted by kitty9309 (Member # 19945) on :
The high blood flow to the heart allows the medication to be quickly diluted (so it doesn't irritate the vein) and distributed through the body.