Last night around 10:30 I noticed my right arm (same arm as the PICC line) somehow felt heavier. So I examined it. The forearm and the elbow seemed puffy. I called the nurse. They verified it and and speculated it was a blood clot. The nurses checked the swelling through the night it did not increase.<\/p>\n
This morning my doctor was notified of the swelling and ordered a Doppler scan of my arm. That revealed that I did in fact have clotting in my arm. So the PICC line was removed. For my IV medications I now have a regular IV needle in my left arm again.<\/p>\n
To get rid of the blot clotting I cannot have a blood thinner. I don’t have a high enough platelet count. So I have to keep my arm raised and let it work itself out.<\/p>\n
The good news is this might be the source of fever. One more small thing to get through in the big picture.<\/p>\n
Tomorrow is bone marrow aspirate day. Ouch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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