4 Best Products to Make the First Few Weeks With A PICC Line Easier
Everyone has a different experience with their first PICC Line. There is, however, one thing that almost every patient has gone through and that is the uncomfortable first few weeks. While there are several tricks and ways to manage living with one, below are four of the best products to use with your PICC Line […]
My experience at medcomp
Recently, I was fortunate enough to be able to speak to the employees of MedComp and MarTech in Harleysville, PA, about understanding the patient perspective of long term vascular access and management (yes, this is a topic I geek out over!) I believe it is important for the manufacturers and distributors of medical device companies […]
No More Pricks, Now I’ve Got My PICC
PICC LINES–A BLESSING AND A CURSE. I’ve had a PICC line for a little over a year now, as my veins were not coping with all the frequent infusions. My first PICC line clotted after 9 months, so I’m on my second now. As annoying as it can be to have a tube hanging from […]
6 Tips for Soaking up the Sun: Summer with a PICC Line
As someone hailing from the Ocean State, I was devastated when I realized that summer with a PICC line meant that I wouldn’t be able to splash in the waves at Narragansett Beach, where I grew up. Growing up, most of my friends were at summer camp, so my dad would drop me off with […]
Finding Gratitude Amongst the Madness of Cystic Fibrosis
Living with Cystic Fibrosis comes with a fair share of complications—in and out of the hospital, even growing to call it “my second home” just proves how much time I’ve spent there. It’s a difficult road that has never been easy. It’s not a “get well soon!” or a “go take a nap and you’ll […]
PICC Line vs. Port: Making The Best Choice For You
Is it time to decide which medical device is right for you? There are a lot of reasons why patients may need to get a central line inserted. Sometimes patients are given the option to choose between a PICC line vs. port, but before making your big decision, it’s important to know the facts about […]
Top Favorite Finds From Oley 2017 Conference
At this year’s Oley Conference, the Mighty Well team had the opportunity to connect with potential partners, who share a socially conscious mission to not only improve the patient’s lifestyle, but also to aid caregivers in giving the most supportive care possible– similar to our mission of showing appreciation for caregivers, and “friends in the fight!” YOU’RE […]
Health is Wealth
Crystal shares why she won’t allow her illness and medical devices to limit her life. She finds strength in suffering and aims to inspire other chronic illness patients to keep fighting too! Read her blog below:
Top 10 Tips on Living Life to the Fullest with a PICC
When you get a new piece of medical equipment, it can definitely take some getting used to. Having a line hanging from your arm isn’t natural. You weren’t born with it, so it’s normal that you’ll need to adapt to living with it. Personally, I’ve been living with a PICC line for a year. Now, […]
Adapting to the PICC Life
Last year, I had my first PICC line placed to receive long-term IV antibiotic therapy for Chronic Neurological Lyme Disease. Since the first daunting procedure, I have had three additional PICC lines placed due to complications along the way. In the beginning, I felt entirely overwhelmed, not only with having a catheter tunneling from my bicep down into my […]
Show Your PICC Some Love: Top Tips for a Cleaner PICC Line
Lyme warrior, Sara, reveals her top daily tips and tricks for keeping a clean PICC line. She encourages fellow fighters to always protect their PICC lines with a PICCPerfect® PICC Line Cover! Read her blog below:
How I Learned To Love My Feeding Tube
My name is Gracie Gardner, I’m 16 years old and living with Idiopathic Gastroparesis. Living with this disorder is definitely not easy to cope with. I’ve had a PICC line along with countless NJ tubes (Nasojejunal feeding tube) and several NG tubes (nasogastric tube). One of the most challenging aspects of having life-sustaining tubes stuck to […]