Hours In Painful Hell

April 26, 2024, Delray Medical Center

Today's Couple Hours In Painful Hell

in hospital bed, removal of leaking midline in left upper arm (used for daily infusions of intravenous antibiotics for right-ankle bone infection); transported to imaging room for PICC-line installation; painful attempt in left upper arm; failed due to collapsing veins; another painful attempt in left upper arm; failed, same reason; painful attempt in right upper arm; failed, same reason; installation of regular intravenous line in left wrist (photo); scheduled on April 29, 2024, for installation of PICC line in neck; anticipation of four to six (more) weeks of continued infusions of daily intravenous antibiotics; possible return to hyperbaric treatments as per previous infections

UPDATE (April 28, 2024): failed; new port, now in right hand. ... PICC installation in neck tomorrow