My veins have been poked and invaded so much lately that they no longer like to behave. One of the nurses was called in to work her magic. She managed to get one in my hand and got me through it without any pain. Kudos to Rebecca in Huntsman Radiology! They gave me the option of trying a third time for a good vein, or going directly into my jugular vein. The second option sounded terrifying, and I’m glad she pulled it off so well.
The purple spot shows where they went into my neck to run the line directly to my heart. There’s a small bump in the green one where my port injection line is. This is where they’ll attach any IV lines from now on. The large scar is where the port was set up. After all this is done, I’m planning on having my hedgehog tattoo by the large scar.
It wouldn’t be a Team Hedgehog post without the pug getting involved. Somehow these two both always find a way to fall asleep next to me.
Team Hedgehog 