tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054655337883254442.post1724899245618823405..comments2024-02-01T03:55:09.220-08:00Comments on Inhaling Hope: PICC Problems...Again!Inhaling Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10487999036810367535noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054655337883254442.post-3102094772046002672013-11-18T21:22:20.751-08:002013-11-18T21:22:20.751-08:00Thank you so much for taking the time and giving m...Thank you so much for taking the time and giving me some tips! I have since had a port placed so I won't have to deal with PICC placements anymore, however I still need to cover the port when accessed so I am going to talk to my PICC nurse about the teflon dressing. I can't take oral benedryl because it dries out my lungs, but I am sure topical would be fine since less gets into the blood stream. I am sorry about the blood clot :( That sure makes an already un-fun experience even worse. Inhaling Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10487999036810367535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054655337883254442.post-59077987469514422013-11-17T07:48:56.687-08:002013-11-17T07:48:56.687-08:00I have pretty severe reactions to adhesive and chl...I have pretty severe reactions to adhesive and chloroprep and bedadine too, not nearly as bad as yours....but I had to have a PICC line in for 8 weeks (it was to be six months but I developed a blood clot). I talked to a dermatologist extensively about how to help the reactions and skin under the adhesive that I couldn't cover in Benadryl cream. He suggested two things: 1) take oral benadryl and use hydrocortozone cream and benadryl cream on any area surrounding the PICC that was not covered by gauze....if I could get a doctor to prescribe it a few days of prednizone would be even better. 2) Talk to wound care/PICC nurse/doctor whomever was going to change my dressings into using a teflon type burn victim dressing....it does not have adhesive because when you are dealing with a burn the adhesive would not be conducive to healing. It is sterile though to protect the damaged skin so better than coban. I hope you can talk to someone and find something that works for you because otherwise that is so uncomfortable and difficult to deal with on top of everything else. Evan and Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958143443343524177noreply@blogger.com