Today my very brave sister Rebecca got a mediport placement. I myself have had a mediport for about 5 or 6 years now. (I honestly can't remember how long!) I have been telling her she should get one too for awhile now. For those of you that don't know, a mediport is a small medical appliance that is installed beneath the skin. It is basically a stopper that needles can be injected into easily for I.V. meds and blood draws. Even though I have a scar on my chest from mine, I am pretty attached to it, as it makes being admitted into the hospital, and blood draws while there a breeze. Even though I am used to needles I still hate them, and so reducing being poked a bunch of times is o.k. by me. I only have to get poked once a week, and then I am good to go. When I had to go into surgery I was pretty nervous, but I stayed awake the throughout it and jabbered to the surgeons the whole time. They had a sheet between my face and my chest, (like a c-section) so I couldn't see what was going on. To this day I still remember parts of the conversation I had with them... and since I was all drugged up I hope I didn't say anything too weird!
Anyways, back to Rebecca. I heard her I.V.s were going bad everyday up until now. It is extremely hard to have to get a new I.V. everyday for two or three weeks on top of everything else. I called my mom this morning and was on the phone with her when they transported my sister back into her hospital room. Her surgery had been about an hour long. She was awake, but groggy, and wanted to drink water. She will probably sleep all day and wake up stiff, like I did. Hopefully, this will make her future tune-ups go much smoother, like it has helped mine. Please continue to keep her in your prayers. I have been praying for her a ton.... all yesterday and today.I love you, Bec!
