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My husband is getting IVantibioticsfor a bone infection in his toes. He has a PICCline in his arm and the arm started "leaking" tonight. Arm is mildly swollen. He has very thin skin... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Praveen Tayal
( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
shower has been tough. This has happened the last few times I had a picclineforivantibiotics after a ... after dealing with these injuries off and on for a year and a half and... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Salah Saad Shoman
( Internal Medicine Specialist)
into his office each day he would receive IV antibiotic hooked up to a pump connected to a piccline ... days, retested now the order is for another ORAL antibiotic. He has a picc... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Sabiha Banu
( Pain Medicine & Palliative Care Specialist)
A nail puncture wound has wrecked havoc in my life. A Picc nurse placed a picclinefor more ... Piccline safety and whether the xray confirming successful placement is reliable... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Noble Zachariah
( Internal Medicine Specialist)
What is a pic line? I use a walker and I am afraid I will dislodge anything placed in my upper body? I have MRSA and am prone to infections ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis
( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Piccline in left arm during 3 week stay at health care facility. During that time, IVantibiotics were given every 3 hours. The IV bag would be dry for hours at a time and the... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Bhadresh Lakhani
( General & Family Physician)
1st PICCline and did 18 days of IVantibiotics. My PICCline was pulled and 28 days later I was hospitalized with yet, another infection and PICCline. After 14... View answer
being treated with IVantibioticsfor Lyme Disease. I have a PICCline in my right arm. I m having trouble lifting the right arm, I have a good deal of soreness in my right armpit. I ve... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Rohan Shanker Tiwari
( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
disease dr says there are no oral antibiotics that will be effective and he says I must have a piccline inserted and be on ivantibioticsfor 4 weeks. I find this hard to believe... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Parth Goswami
( General & Family Physician)
Hi. I am a 48 year old woman. received a Piccline on Monday forIVantibioticsfor Lyme disease ... coughing. Pressure is worse if my chin is pointed down towards my chest. X-ray... View answer
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