July 4, 2025
Hospital visit was on Tuesday. Different going onto the ward. The clinic has many patients going through each day. Cancer outpatients that are getting their chemo, dressing changes, blood work, or related things done. A different pace for the nurses on the ward compared to the nurses in the clinic. The clinic nurses know that Marlon likes his dressing changes to be done quickly. They are used to the pace and keep up.
On the ward, even the dressing changes become more of an ordeal and there are often two nurses together to help out. Either way, great nurses all around. Marlon’s least favourite nurse is “too nice”. He finds that irritating.
He did notice on Thursday that one of the PICC lines had blood in it. It probably hasn't been properly flushed. I did email the nurse that we keep in touch with and it isn't a big deal. I was glad to hear it.
The fresh dressing and the two lines. The bottom one is attached to the blina and the top one may not have been flushed completely and has blood in the line. Speaking of the blina, the pump squeaks far less often with this round of it. A smaller bag means a more concentrated liquid so less is being pumped in at any given time. As Marlon says, he is used to it and doesn't notice it much any more.
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