✨ Update time!
This afternoon my old single lumen Hickman/Broviac—after 22 years!—was retired and replaced with a brand new double lumen central line. 💙
Going in, there was some uncertainty about whether they’d be able to get the old one out or place the new one, but thankfully everything went beautifully. 🙌 They got the new line in right away, and for the old one they had to carefully dilate around the vein, but it came out safely.
My IR doctor reminded me he doesn’t want me keeping lines in longer than 10 years (though he admitted he was part of the decision to let this one stay so long 😅).
Tonight, I’m feeling a mix of relief and gratitude—22 years is a long run, and this line was truly a part of me. Here’s hoping this new one serves me just as well in the years to come. ✨
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