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:
Best PICC Dressing Ever Made: PICC-ture Perfect with IV Clear
Brittany has tried many dressings available for PICC line patients, but IV Clear™ from Covalon is the only one that has given her “clear, picture-perfect skin.” Brittany shares her experience before and after using IV Clear™ because she knows the discomfort and pain that comes from using the wrong dressing for your skin. If you are […]
Top 5 Reasons Why People Love Their PICCPerfect PICC Line Sleeve
Since tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, we wanted to create a blog that compiled, from our customers’ experience and words, why they loved their PICCPerfect PICC line Sleeve. We have gotten so many special messages and they have served as our inspiration to keep on working relentlessly on Mighty Well. As we continued to receive those messages, […]
Patient Tips: Showering with a PICC Line
When you have a PICC line, life is already hard. You have to remember to organize and prep your medication, set up your nursing visits, and to take the time to do your infusions. As if this wasn’t enough, one of the biggest challenges is showering. Here are our 4 most commonly asked questions for […]
5 Common Questions on PICC Line Dressing Changes Answered
We have had the pleasure of speaking with Moteah Williams, Registered Nurse (RN). We get a lot of questions from our community about how to protect PICC lines and catheters and keep them dry when bathing or taking a shower. Moteah was kind enough to answer some of the questions we had on PICC line […]
Traveling With a PICC Line: Our Top Tips
Traveling is exhausting for everyone, let alone while managing a PICC line and IV medication. Thanks to the Air Carrier Access Act, all flights to and from the USA are required to provide certain free accommodations to people with disabilities and medical conditions. Here are six tips for traveling with a PICC line to help […]
Christina’s Tips for Showering With A PICC
Christina Doherty is probably one of the “illest” people I’ve spoken to! From handling EDS and its symptoms while blogging on a weekly basis, to designing her own jewelry and paintings, this woman is a real superhero! Christina posts videos on YouTube that she wishes she had when she was first diagnosed with EDS as well […]
Perfect Presents – PICC Style
We have compiled our favorite products for PICC line patients to look and feel their best while going through treatment and while using a PICC line; but of course, these gifts will help any one feel ‘PICC’d Up’!
Insider Tips for PICC Patients from PICC Nurses
PICC nurses have a ton of valuable information for their patients. After speaking with dozens of Vascular Access nurses in the National AVA Conference (September 2016 – Disney, Florida), we summarized the top 5 insider tips for patients doing intravenous treatments! “AVA is the Association for Vascular Access, founded to support and promote the specialty of vascular access”.
PICC Lines vs Other Central Lines: Weighing Your Options
Vascular access refers to the delivery of fluids and medication through the bloodstream. When vascular access is required for longer periods of time, it may become problematic to continue placing new IVs. Central lines – thin tubes inserted into veins for repeated vascular access – are then used. There are many types of central lines, […]