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« Reply #25 on: October 27, 2011, 03:19:24 PM »
Quote from: Restorer on October 27, 2011, 10:58:11 AM
Oh great, more belly buttons.  :rofl; I already have an extra belly button from where my PD catheter was. A belly button on my chest will be even weirder.
   Lol! I never thought of it that way but yes, I have an extra "Yankee Shot" (that's what my grandfather called it. You guessed it, he was from the South.)    :rofl;
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« Reply #26 on: October 27, 2011, 03:29:52 PM »
oh boy oh boy i can hardly wait LOL     :rofl;
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« Reply #27 on: October 28, 2011, 12:28:05 PM »
Good news! Just got back from getting my permcath removed. It all went well..he had to give me some lidocaine for the numbness, but after he gave it to me, didn't feel a thing except the pressure. He even showed it to me after he took it out :P
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« Reply #28 on: October 28, 2011, 02:17:41 PM »
Quote from: cariad on October 27, 2011, 11:22:02 AM
Quote from: Riki on October 27, 2011, 10:59:08 AM
Quote from: Restorer on October 27, 2011, 10:58:11 AM
Oh great, more belly buttons.  :rofl; I already have an extra belly button from where my PD catheter was. A belly button on my chest will be even weirder.

I have a couple of those too
Wasn't jbeany in need of a belly button?

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Quote from: Riki on October 27, 2011, 11:43:23 AM
I think she has one now, doesn't she?  And I'm not sure if a belly button just above your breast is what you want.. *LOL*

Nope, I'm still lacking one!  They said I could get one in a year, after the first mess is fully healed, if I really feel the need.  Considering I get complications every time those fools get near me, I don't think I'm ever gonna need one that much!
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« Reply #29 on: October 29, 2011, 02:32:32 PM »
you can have one of mine, if you want... I've got 3, including the one on my chest. *L*
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« Reply #30 on: October 29, 2011, 03:29:51 PM »
Kayhollo, I'm glad it went well for you. Great news!
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« Reply #31 on: November 02, 2011, 04:26:14 PM »
My permacath also came out quite quickly and easily with just local anesthetic.  Or most of it did.

I started having problems about 5 months later.  I developed an infection at what had been the permacath site.  It turned out that when the technician pulled out the permacath, a piece of the plastic sleeve had broken off and remained inside my body.  This piece of plastic became a breeding ground for infection.  I had to have it removed surgically.

Based on my experience, after the permacath is removed, have your physician palpate (feel) the area around the site to be sure that nothing hard remains underneath the skin.
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« Reply #32 on: November 02, 2011, 08:42:52 PM »
I was supposed to have a catheter exchange yesterday and couldn't because when he tried to remove it, it was stuck.

Now they are going to try and clear it by soaking it for an hour with ...what is it..TMP? And see if that frees it....if not it's a transesophageal echocardiogram next.

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« Reply #33 on: November 03, 2011, 08:45:48 AM »
I was literraly in and out in less than a half hour..... they gave me a topical and I did not feel a thing, and I was able to take a shower with in the next 2 days (had not had one in 3 months!!!!!!!!!!) no pain after either and I did not even need any pain meds either in fact I went out that night and celebrated New Years Eve!!!  :bandance;

good luck............... its pretty painless and I am the biggesst baby you will ever meet!!!!!!!!

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« Reply #34 on: November 08, 2011, 07:14:44 AM »
Well, I'm having the transesophageal echocardiogram at noon today. I have a horrible gag reflex and it really freaks me out to have a numb throat so I am extremely anxious about it.

I just hope they sedate the crap out of me because I don't know how I'll get through it otherwise.
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