I am having to have treatments of infed every day thru IV, My veins are very bad, they usually have to try at least 4 times before someone on the oncology team can get a vein not to collapse! Does anyone have any tips to prevent this from happening or if someone could tell me how or what I could do to make them stronger or easier to access. Please Help!!!!
2006-12-21 06:49:51 · 5 answers · asked by helpplease 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
my suggestion to you would be in inquire about a venous access device if you are going to continue with these treatments. this is a small procedure where they put you out with either concious sedation, which is like twilight sleep where you don't know or care what they are doing, or they just put you out under general anesthesia. this device is implanted right under the skin in the chest and a small tube-like cather is implanted in a deep vein. then this device is accessed by inserting a needle which is left in place for up to a week at a time. they can then give you your medicine and also draw blood off of it to check out your blood. then there is also a PICC line which is a peripheral inserted central catheter. this is place into a vein in the arm usually basillic in the crook of the arm called the anti-cubital area. this is done while you are awake with minimal pain. medicine can then be given thru it and blood taken from it, and it can stay in place for weeks. this would be my advice. good luck to you....
2006-12-21 09:22:58 · answer #1 · answered by nurseknowitall 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know when I was in for surgery, some of the nurses were not very good at getting the IV in or for the injections, one especially was always with another more experienced nurse at her side instructing her. Also on a visit to the ER a young nurse poked at me so many times and could not get it right, in order to get blood. I know now , not to put up with this but to call some
one knowledgeable. Let them practice on an Orange. I hope you get some answers on collapsing veins.
2006-12-21 07:15:30 · answer #2 · answered by pooterilgatto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm diabetic and have the same problem.
I found out that if you tell them to use the Butterfly type IV its a lot easier for them and it keeps the rolling veins from moving away and collapsing.
The IV has two little green things that look like butterfly wings.
It works everytime
2006-12-21 08:39:44 · answer #3 · answered by Triskelion 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sweetie I have the same problem. My best advice is to watch very closely to what they do. You'll notice what they do right when they are successful. Then next time, instruct them on exactly what worked last time (point & explain exactly.) They will hopefully try to recreate that and it will be less awful for you. Good luck!
2006-12-21 07:00:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
u sound like that creep who IM'd me yesterday n started asking me about my veins... well if you arent then dont pay attention to what i just said
2006-12-21 07:01:41 · answer #5 · answered by Dont get Infected 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋