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Thinking about it, the absolute best way I've found to oxygenate my tissues (outside of HBOT, which I would like to do), is plain old intense intense exercise. And I don't meant walking.
It moves my blood, opens the capillaries, increases my sense of well being, and clears my head.
Anybody with a PICC line here work out? What can you do? Can you run? Do the stationary bike? Is sweating around your PICC a big no no? Am I supposed to lay around in the couch the whole time this thing is in?
Any ideas for PICC friendly, intense exercise? Or is it a no no?
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BorreliaBrain- with a port it is ok- with a groshong okay- but a picc? BE CAREFUL!!!!!!! You can pull out the line! Be careful of lifting too much always with a picc- never more than 10 pounds is what my LLMD said!!! (My kid was 28 pounds, oops!) But be careful!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, for some people exercise is great- it oxygenates muscles and can ease fibromyalgia for some-
Stationary bike?>?? Maybe!!!!!!!!!!! You don't use your arms with that a lot!!! Ask your doc!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I've got a groshong in my chest and the vascular surgeon said I could excercise after the site healed (six weeks). I now do the elliptical 3 days a week and work up a real sweat.
Just finished my third month of Rocephin IV and no problems.
Again this is a groshong catheter not a picc line.
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I don't do much exercice with the picc line in (mainly just walking). I was told not to lift anything real heavy and that I shouldn't sweat too much if I can avoid it.
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anyone with a line should be very careful about intense exercise. you can sweat off your bandage. sometimes the sweat can undermine the integrity just enough to introduce bacteria. it doesn't take a big hole. I don't do it anymore, it's too dangerous.
walking and such are OK. if you have a port, anything is OK provided it's not being accessed.
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Yeah just be careful...My doc said light exercise..
I have a groshong..Funny I have lost it a few times...
Onces it came out in the skin and Once when I had the bandage off....It just fell to the ground...
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PICC line never stopped me from doing any exercise. I ran, biked and lifted weights without a problem for 6 months. My LLMD encourage me to do as much as I could tolerate.
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Huh. Thanks for all the info everyone. Of course, I'm still confused, but I'm betting sweat not a good thing.... but then Mathias got away with it.
My doc says only walking etc... but, hey, I guess no one really knows for sure...
Right now having some PICC problems anyway, so it's a moot point.
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