PICC

Have you ever heard of a PICC line?  I sure never had, but since I was going to be on IV medications for 10 weeks, I "needed" one.

They sent an orderly to fetch me 30 minutes early, which did not please me!  I need time to adjust to some of these ideas!  Then it turned out that the radiologist, whom would set the device, would be over an hour late.  Oh just great!  Just what I need, more time to imagine the worse!

But, that might have been a mercy from God.  I got to spend time talking with the surgical staff, inspecting a PICC line, learning about how they are installed, etc.  Yeah, it appeared to be survivable.

So, plenty of prep time.  I was already stretched out on the table swapping jokes with the staff when the radiologist appeared, snip-snip and it was over!

If you are interested, a PICC line is a thin tube which runs through an artery from under my right arm to my heart.  An IV attachment on the outside of the body is what goodies are fed through and it does seem to work!  It is irritating but better than losing a foot ...