Central Line infection #1 2015
Day #1 I am going to blog everyday of my infection. By infection I mean in my central line in my left chest used to administer my Veletri medication used to control my PH 24/7. At the end of April my central line began to get red and sore so I had my PH specialist look at it. She cultured the site and had me begin taking oral antibiotics. After 2 weeks of the antibiotics the site showed no change and began oozing puss and aching. So tomorrow morning I am calling my PH specialist and she will admit me to the U of M hospital for IV antibiotics and a series of blood and site cultures. We will rule out a blood infection (I hope!). If there is a blood infection that means pulling the infected line and getting a PICC line inserted so I can continue getting my Veletri medication. But enough of that talk, I will not get ahead of myself and I will calm my nerves. It is all in God's hands. I am taking a long bath to relax tonight. House is clean and the chores done just in case I