#centralvenousline

[swimmiey]

Second try on this update. Was admitted Monday for surgery. Like I was expecting they had trouble getting an iv in. After a few tries there were 5 anesthesiologists around my bed looking with ultrasound for a vein they could put the iv in. After a while they decided to put me under with gas and put a central venous line in my neck/jugular vein when I was asleep. Later they told me they also had trouble putting the line in when is was under, they had to try 4 times. After surgery my CVL had to be removed because it wasn't working anymore, but I still needed iv access for my potassium. One of my favorite nurses from pain management was willing to try and get another iv, and she had after 2 tries. Because of scare tissue they've had some trouble placing the port, so it's kinda bruised and soar now but I'm just happy it's in there and I don't have to worry anymore about blood work or getting. Iv access when I need it. Had to stay over night because of my potassium levels, but that was okay. Still extremely nauseous from high pressure and the general anesthesia. Probably will be having my shunt surgery in 3 or 4 weeks and I'm so relieved I want have the same trouble with getting an iv in then. ************************************************* #generalanesthesia #anesthesiologist #operatie #operatingroom #portacath #portacathsurgery #centralvenousline #jugularline #ivpotassium #lowphosphate #lowpotassium #electrolyteimbalance #hospitallife #ziekenhuisleven #chronicillness #invisibleillness #intracranialhypertension #butyoudontlooksick #sickandtiredofbeingsickandtired #painmanagement #childhoodcancersurvivor #spoonielife #spoonieproblems #ineedanap #bravedutchies #brainsurgery #shuntlife #shuntproblems (bij Isala Ziekenhuis Zwolle)

[swimmiey]

Once again admitted to the hospital. It feels like my body can't handle it any longer, can't handle anymore. Starting to have a 104F/40C fever Thursday night, it went away but came back Friday and I wasn't allowed to have fevers, because I was (and still am) on iv antibiotics. It's day 4 in the hospital and they still don't know for sure where the infection/fevers are coming from. It could be my central line that's infected but there's also a possibility my shunt (LP and VP shunt) are both infected again. I'm very afraid it's my shunt again, because my IIH symptoms are getting worse and my neck and head are killing me. The internal medicine doctors are going to contact my neurosurgeon asap to decide what to do. We can try to get this central line out and put a new one in, if the fevers are coming down that's probably the source of the infection (it probably isn't, but it's less invasive than getting my shunts out so they thinks it's worth to try but don't think it will work), but it'll depends on what the neurosurgeon think is best to do atm. Really could use some positive vibes. #sepsissurvivor #sepsis #spoonielife #spoonie #invisibleillness #chronicillness #vpshunt #lpshunt #centralline #centralvenousline #ivantibiotics #infection #fever #keepmeinyourthoughts #hospital #hospitallife #intracranialhypertension #iihsucks #headachefromhell #blurredvision #justwantsomerelief #slowlygivingup (bij Isala Ziekenhuis Zwolle)