Woohoo! No more PICC line!
I got permission yesterday to have the Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter taken out of my right bicep. To tell the truth, having that thing sitting there idle wasn’t really bothering me…except that it tended to dissuade me from taking adequately frequent showers since it’s so challenging to keep dry. It was completely painless coming out, even with a student nurse doing the pulling. I’m free!
Now excuse me while I go work on my hygiene, with maybe a heretofore forbidden* soak in the tub.
* I was actually able to take baths up until that last hospitalization when the cleaning staff absconded with my bath-compatible rubber sleeve, leaving me to make do with plastic bags and tape.
