Picc line

I had two different picc lines done in the end. First a single, then a double to replace it. For the uninitiated, a picc line is a long thin plastic tube that enters your arm via your vein. It travels along your arm, across your shoulder and chest, ending just above your heart, and it is used for both giving medicine and food (if needed) and for collecting blood meaning no more stabbings. Nice! 

It's a small operation where you're given local anesthetic at the entry point, then the surgeon guides the tubing in using ultrasound and stitches it in place. If you're about to have it done and are worried, don't be. Honesty. It's easy peasy, and the pros outweigh the cons by a million to one. The reason I had my line put in was because my veins were so awful that canulas were lasting half a day. A pic line means they can take blood every day without you feeling a thing. 

 

 No more painful canulas














Everything in and out through one easy picc line