[red_rose]

My sister has a pic line and it is cloged, They have try to unblock it with a blood thinner but it didn't work . My sister needs this for IV meds and remcaide treatsments, My qucation is how do you unblock it.
any ideas please e mail me at wizzard772@gmail.com
Thank You

[wickedwings]

best thing to do is to take her to the e.r., although i'm sure you and your sis don't want to go there. i know you must be tired of all the medical stuff. maybe the docs there (or the nurses) can tell you of other ways to unclog a picc line. it's worth a try in asking them, so that you'll know what to do the next time it happens. tc.

[Danialla]

I too would suggest the ER.

My husband had IV antibiotics 3 times a day for about 3 months due to an infection.

He did everything himself once he got out of the hospital and was actually quite good for someone who fainted looking at his dental x-rays .

Once they set you up with the pic line and the medication, did they give you anybody to call if you had a problem? If so call them asap. If not, then go to the ER. It is better to take care of this stuff quickly.

Good luck!

(emailed too)

[okiedokie]

Hi Red,
Is she routinely flushing the picc? It is normally done with about 20cc of normal saline. You can give that a try. Otherwise, in order to prevent infection and to keep the blood level on her meds static, you will need to seek medical help. Anything you do to a picc line needs to be done in a sterile fashion.
Take care,
Okie

[MissCharlotte]

Hey,

Okie is right. My son had a picc line and I had to flush it with saline regularly but anything invasive must be done in a sterile environment because it is an open port into the body.
Take her to the ER. They can probably take care of you there.

Another solution is a home nursing service that may or may not be covered by your insurance.

Be careful and best of luck to both of you.