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Special Exposure Wednesday.

    Ivy thanks the nurses at the Infusion Lounge, after six weeks of looking after her PICC line is complete. Got a photo to share? Why don’t you join in this Special Exposure Wednesday.  Please remember your comment love at each link you visit. Also blogging at Three Ring Circus

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Special Exposure Wednesday.

  When you have a PICC line that is connected to IV antibiotics 24 hours a day you need a bag. When you have to wear a bag all day and all night and you are three and a half, it is essential that it be a) fashionable b) washable c) big enough because when…

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On Ports

Ivy has been on a downhill slide for the last ten days. Up down, up down. Sick, okay, just hanging in there. Each day has been an adventure. After the PICC came out, her ears started discharging almost immediately and the paed was getting all his eggs together, planning his next move. We were trying…

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Micromanage or bust

For the last week I’ve been giving Ivy her intra venous antibiotics. One is a slow push and the other is a pump that infuses the medication over 24 hours. I clean the area and flush the line. It’s been great at home. I set it all up. Ivy knows the order they go in and…

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Special Exposure Wednesday.

      Gran saves the day, making glove animals, while Ivy waited 22 hours, nil by mouth, for her PICC line. Thank goodness for Grans! Got an amazing moment to share? Why don’t you join us at Special Exposure Wednesday.  Please remember your comment love at each link you visit. Also blogging at Three…

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