PICCs and Ports Around the Web
Across the Internet patients are busy discussing medical procedures. PICC and port insertions, maintenance and removals are no exception. A few of the stories you might stumble upon include:
Imperfect Paradise - a blog chronicling a teenager living with Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome
Socks and Chocolate - a mom writing about her daughter who is having a PICC inserted to have IV antibiotics administered
Run Sickboy Run - follow the story of a 29 year old man with Cystic Fibrosis as he defies the odds and gets in the best shape of his life
Invasive Maneuvers - a husband chronicles is wife's battle with chronic ulcerative colitis
Sixty-Five Roses - meet Megan a 17 year old with Cystic Fibrosis who also describes her first PICC placed at age 6
My Life in Lynchburg - a student blogs about her clinical group learning how to start an IV
Adventures in Motherhood and Other Risky Endeavors - a woman showcases her husband's recently-placed PICC including photos
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