For the moment easy and fast! Wish chemo would be like that! Ahhhh l have forgotten....... wen I was in the changing room my port pump
dropped down and get disconnected ! thanks God It was in the hospital and 20 minutes later everything was solved!Hahaha!
Hugs dear!
alittle hint to help that not happen again, Wrap a piece of tape around the tubing and make a flag out of it, then put a safety pin through the flag part and fasten to your shirt, then if the pump falls, it will be stopped by the shirt and not be pulled out.
That is a good idea Kathy. I just hung mine on my shoulder andf neck like a purse. And Pepe tuck it close between your side and arm while you're laying on the radiation table. They need to give you a hospital gown :)...... Stay strong and healthy, you can do it!...Gail
Oh. Well I guess that wouldn't work. When my pelvis was radiated for the colorectal area my arm were at my sides with hands on the tummy. They need to put a small bedside close next to you where it will be close to you maybe?....Gail
I wish I could take credit for it, but my oncology nurse showed me this trick. during the day I pinned it to my bra and then when I had to change my clothes, I would lay the pump down while I was sitting, then transfer the pin to my pajamas or whatever it was I was changin into it, and it also felt more secure when I was sleeping. I never had the feeling that I would pull the needle out of my port.
Just wear the pump around your waist - you can have it sit on your thigh during the treatment.
Also, no gowns should be worn for radiating the lung area. Shirt off at all times and the technicians should tell you this. They need to see your tatoos to line you up properly in the linear accelerator.
I used one of those plastic ID Badge Clips with snaps to snap around the part of the tubing where the tubes screw together then I clipped the metal part to the top of my shirt. It worked very well for those many times that I forgot to take the pump when I got up. The tape and safety pin sound great too! I wish those pumps could be made to be a little easier to drag around! I called mine "Grace", just because there was no graceful way to handle it!
Such good ideas for you Pepe. You are in good hands here for sure. I remember jumping out of bed to the sound of my alarm, only to be jerked back because I left my pump laying on the bed. Talk about wide eyed and scared. I did mine 3 months ago. You're going to do great!
Joined: Oct 2009
OOPS!
Just saw your other post; glad you are doing well.
Joined: Aug 2010
Hi Anne .
For the moment easy and fast! Wish chemo would be like that! Ahhhh l have forgotten....... wen I was in the changing room my port pump
dropped down and get disconnected ! thanks God It was in the hospital and 20 minutes later everything was solved!Hahaha!
Hugs dear!
Joined: Nov 2009
alittle hint to help that
alittle hint to help that not happen again, Wrap a piece of tape around the tubing and make a flag out of it, then put a safety pin through the flag part and fasten to your shirt, then if the pump falls, it will be stopped by the shirt and not be pulled out.
Kathy
Joined: Aug 2010
Kathy great suggestion will do it tomorrow !
the problem is that to be radiated I was naked!!!! LOL!
Hugs!
Joined: Oct 2010
That is a good idea Kathy. I
That is a good idea Kathy. I just hung mine on my shoulder andf neck like a purse. And Pepe tuck it close between your side and arm while you're laying on the radiation table. They need to give you a hospital gown :)...... Stay strong and healthy, you can do it!...Gail
Joined: Aug 2010
They do, but it was in the changing room when l was
getting my clothes off!. You mean the machine between my body and my arm?, impossible! I have to stretch my arms over my head!.
Hugs.
Joined: Oct 2010
Oh. Well I guess that
Oh. Well I guess that wouldn't work. When my pelvis was radiated for the colorectal area my arm were at my sides with hands on the tummy. They need to put a small bedside close next to you where it will be close to you maybe?....Gail
Joined: Aug 2010
I will se tomorrow
what they suggest !
Hugs!
Joined: Nov 2009
Gail, In your case, pin it
Gail,
In your case, pin it to your bra!
Joined: Nov 2009
I wish I could take credit
I wish I could take credit for it, but my oncology nurse showed me this trick. during the day I pinned it to my bra and then when I had to change my clothes, I would lay the pump down while I was sitting, then transfer the pin to my pajamas or whatever it was I was changin into it, and it also felt more secure when I was sleeping. I never had the feeling that I would pull the needle out of my port.
Kathy
Joined: Jun 2009
Pepe
Just wear the pump around your waist - you can have it sit on your thigh during the treatment.
Also, no gowns should be worn for radiating the lung area. Shirt off at all times and the technicians should tell you this. They need to see your tatoos to line you up properly in the linear accelerator.
-Craig
Joined: Oct 2009
In that case
You don't want to be pinning it to anything - ouch!
Joined: Aug 2010
Aghhhhhhhhh! What a
pain!!!!!!
LOL
Joined: May 2010
ID Badge Clip
I used one of those plastic ID Badge Clips with snaps to snap around the part of the tubing where the tubes screw together then I clipped the metal part to the top of my shirt. It worked very well for those many times that I forgot to take the pump when I got up. The tape and safety pin sound great too! I wish those pumps could be made to be a little easier to drag around! I called mine "Grace", just because there was no graceful way to handle it!
Take Care!
Barb
Joined: Oct 2010
Good ideas
Such good ideas for you Pepe. You are in good hands here for sure. I remember jumping out of bed to the sound of my alarm, only to be jerked back because I left my pump laying on the bed. Talk about wide eyed and scared. I did mine 3 months ago. You're going to do great!
Smiles, Gail