Hickman lines/Portacaths

Hi Sian
I was just reading a comment you left saying you had treatment at royal marsden sutton.so did i !the nurses,doctors and play specialist are really nice !I am having my triple hickman line out in four weeks!i have had it in for a year and three months =]it split when i was having my transplant and they didn't have any repair kits in the hospital so they had to get one flown form germany =]i can't wait to go swimming =]is it sore when it comes out?

Sarah xxx

i ve had my line in for more than a year now and its still going strong. Ive had a few line infections which were cleared up with antibiotics. My lines just like part of my body , i dont even notice its there half the time. It is annoying when you want to take a bath though and at night when i roll onto my side! where was your line inserted? mines is under my arm which is a really awkward place!
becca xxx

hi becca
i havn't had a line infection yet (touch wood).i can't wait to get it out but because i have had it in for a year and three/four months.its a pain to have a bath i aggree and when you roll over on to the clamps!mine is in my chest i don't thik i could say where it really is without the moderators changing it or saying its inapporite.
sarah xxx

hi
i had good and bad experience with hickman line they are more reliable than groshong lines which are prone to cracking and come out easy, but it all good fun some of the nurses struggle with them. hee hee

kat

hi kat
what are groshong lines i have never heard of them.
sarah xx

I had mainly hickman lines compared to ports but ive hated ports ever since a doctor bent the needle putting it in. For me i prefer hickman lines.

B xxxx