Hello my friends,
I started yesterday with my second round of chemo. It got off to a rocky start with a plugged up PICC line. They finally cleared the line with a clot dissolving drug and all went well fir the first 5 hours. At the end of the session with 15 minutes to go a small blood clot broke off and plugged the vein. Instantaneous arm pain, swelling of the arm and rapid accummulation of blood in the arm. Fortunately, the Dr and staff were still in the building. Another application of the clot dissolver and things begin to slowly return to normal. Was sent to local hospital E.R. for ultra sound of the arm vein. Was there last night from 6:00pm to 10:30pm. Long story short. I have a blood clot that has formed around the site were the PICC line enters the vein. Treatment includes blood thinners. The blood thinners were sufficient to allow the finish up today of yesterdays chemo and the installation of the pump pack which continues until Thursday. So I will be sick Friday Saturday and Part of Sunday. We will have to decide next week what to do about the clot and the pick line. I'm all for removing it and having a portacather installed. Big fear of course is that while I'm home with the pump pack attached that another clot breaks off.
Sorry if this all sounds unpleasent, but that's the way it is today. next post will be Thursday when we remove the pumppack and hopefully make a decision about the PICC line and associated clot.
Hope you are all well.
John
Oh good Lord! What a day and night for you!
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately you can get a blood clot with a portacath as well. Been there done that. Had to take Coumadin for six weeks. Stay away from foods that are high in vitamin K (green leafy ones), they raise the clotting factor in your blood.
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