Super User Bankbeater Posted January 10 Super User Posted January 10 Prayers headed your way. 1 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted January 22 Author Super User Posted January 22 Lynn's been mostly 'stable' for a bit, which is always a welcome deal. However, there's been some minor complications with her Mediport, so it needs to be removed and replaced with a new one. A mediport is a small medical appliance that is surgically installed beneath the skin. A plastic tube (catheter) connects the port to a vein to deliver medicine, blood products, nutrients, or fluids into the bloodstream. The catheter can also remove blood for testing. Chemotherapy is typically given using a mediport. A doctor surgically inserts the device under the skin in the upper chest. The port appears as a bump or raised area under the skin, and is roughly the diameter of a quarter. It is completely internal. The surgeon also surgically inserts the catheter from the port into a nearby vein. The position enables medicine or other fluids to be spread throughout the body quickly and efficiently. Lynn's veins are totally shot from years of use & abuse, so this device is literally a life saver. Procedure is scheduled for tomorrow and is expected to be out patient / same day deal. We'll see. A-Jay 13 Quote
Global Moderator 12poundbass Posted January 22 Global Moderator Posted January 22 I had a choice between that and a broviac which is the same deal but the port is external. I chose the broviac, I didn’t want the poke every time I had to get treatment. I was a sissy. 😁 1 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted January 22 Author Super User Posted January 22 10 minutes ago, 12poundbass said: I had a choice between that and a broviac which is the same deal but the port is external. I chose the broviac, I didn’t want the poke every time I had to get treatment. I was a sissy. 😁 Lynn's 50 times tougher than I'll ever be - sissy is not part of her deal. A-Jay 3 Quote
Global Moderator 12poundbass Posted January 22 Global Moderator Posted January 22 6 minutes ago, A-Jay said: Lynn's 50 times tougher than I'll ever be - sissy is not part of her deal. A-Jay She 50 times stronger than me too! 2 Quote
Functional Posted January 23 Posted January 23 Glad to hear and "minor" for everything you guys have been through. Hoping all goes well! My mother had something similar out of her upper chest for dialysis before she got her kidney transplant. Still remember driving her 3 times a week... Quote
Super User GaryH Posted January 23 Super User Posted January 23 22 hours ago, A-Jay said: Lynn's 50 times tougher than I'll ever be - sissy is not part of her deal. A-Jay You’d have a hard time finding someone tougher than Lynn.. 1 1 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted January 23 Author Super User Posted January 23 My heart feels good with all your well wishes. Surgery went perfectly & Andy has me back home safe, sound & comfy with my puppies. Lynn 22 Quote
Super User AlabamaSpothunter Posted January 23 Super User Posted January 23 That's fantastic news Lynn, and thanks for checking in with us! I wish they could bottle up your toughness and resolve and sell it, Redbull wouldn't have anything on that 😎 3 1 Quote
Super User GaryH Posted January 23 Super User Posted January 23 30 minutes ago, A-Jay said: My heart feels good with all your well wishes. Surgery went perfectly & Andy has me back home safe, sound & comfy with my puppies. Lynn Your strength and courage has a major effect on a lot of BR family. Our thoughts and prayers are always with you and Andy. ❤️ 1 Quote
Super User N Florida Mike Posted January 23 Super User Posted January 23 Thankful it went well…🙏 1 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted February 1 Author Super User Posted February 1 Lynn's new mediport got it first use this morning. While the surrounding tissue is still healing, I'm Happy to report the port access and subsequent infusion when off without a hitch. Be nice if this unit lasted 12 years as well. After lunch we even played in the snow with the dogs for a while. It's the little things A-Jay 15 Quote
Super User MN Fisher Posted February 1 Super User Posted February 1 Good to hear that Lynn is doing so well at this point...send her my and Nora's best. Closest I've been to a mediport is when Nora had to have daily IV treatments, so they put in a PICC line and I set up/took down the IV daily for her. External access with that, so I didn't have to go poking around to find it. 1 Quote
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