How to flush & de-access a port

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• Cystic Fibrosis
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• de-access

[Lilkellbell22]

@krystalmike1999 and @cfstinabug I have a port and I get a bad rash from the adhesive and I tend to itch it a lot. One of my nurses suggested the IV 3000 (I rip of the orange part) because it breathes so I tried it and it did help a little but I still itch it a lot but it looks 10 times better (my doc thinks i am allergic to the adhesive) I would try it if nothing else works for you!

[cfstinabug]

@Lilkellbell22 thank you for the info :-) I'll have to look into that next time

[krystalmike1999]

Do you get a rash from the adhesive bandage?

[cfstinabug]

@krystalmike1999 yes - I also break out really bad where the adhesive is

[djvampya]

ive gotta go in hospital tomorrow to have a port put in.. the years of IVs has destroyed my arm veins. im 24 with cf. had a liver transplant when i was 14. im now on the list for heart n lung... so keeping as healthy as i can is a must. but im still very nervous cos im gonna be awake when they put in the port... i dont know if that is how they do it in america but in britain your usually put to sleep before they do it but due to low oxygen sats its too dangerous to 'knock me out' lol.

[cfstinabug]

@djvampya I had my most recent port put in in Feb 2010. I was awake during the procedure. It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. I had two previous ports put in and they were down while I was asleep, but as an adult CF patient, they don't like to put you to sleep unless they have to b/c of the stress on your respiratory system/body. Good luck with everything!!!!

[VK7HSE]

As my port was for Chemotherapy all dealings were done by a nurse in the oncology ward. The nursing staff always used the rule of 3 for insertion & removal, that is that the site was swabbed x3 with hexachloride. This had two benefits 1. killing any bugs on the skin around the site 2. removing any residue of the stickiness from the tegaderm! But also irritated the skin a little so once the site ha healed a liberal coating of sorbolene cream helped.

[billsrythmsection]

I've learned a couple different tricks from seeing my wife have hers accessed all the time. I was trained by home health to do it to save us a trip to the chemo suite, but I still take her. (she is bedbound)

HAND & SKIN WASHING IS A MUST!!!

I use the disposable underpads (DollrGen $6) as a sanitary barrier and lay it across her abdomen & use sm glob of prilocaine cream (Rx) on the site coverd with a large telfa bandage at least 30 mins prior, ask your doctor for an Rx. Good job Bug<3<3

[mimoapple1]

im 16 CF patient & i get my port from year till now in my right upper chest & i DONT now why doctores DONT allowed me to flush my port alone i have to go every 2 weekes to the hospital

PC:im proud of U stina

[mshaleebabyy]

my port is placed in my upper left chest :) finally someone who has one like me lol. 17 with CF :) almost 18.