My PICC Line Removal

I was counting down the days to get this thing removed let me tell you. I was super anxious about the removal. Would I feel it? Would it bleed? Will it hurt?? I always get myself so worked up when it comes to things like this. That is something I am trying to work on. I jump to worst case scenario about almost anything.

So, when I do something where possible blood and tears are involved it kind sends me over the edge. The PICC line removal was, of course, not as bad as I expected. I COULD feel it and the feeling of it made me very nauseated, but it did not bleed which is good. Afterwards, I felt very faint and had to lay down for a little bit because I thought I was going to pass out. Like I said on another blog post, PICC lines are my kryptonite so I was not surprised when I felt as sick as I did afterwards. I would not even look at my incision until about 2 days later. The thought of it would make me feel sick. Here is a picture of me after they took my bandage off right before pulling my PICC line out. As you can see I am wearing a mask. This was the first time I had really left the house since the COVID-19 outbreak. Every time I go somewhere, I wear this mask to help protect me from infection. Super cute I know look it matches my shirt and everything.

Below I am attaching a video of the actual PICC line removal. IF YOU ARE SQUEAMISH I WOULD NOT WATCH IT. There is no blood or anything it is just kinda gross and I know it makes my knees feel weak to watch. I feel like a video is the best way to show you what I go through. Honestly, I am really proud of myself for not screaming bloody murder in the video because that is definitely what I wanted to do.

Reminder: It did not hurt, but I am deep breathing to try and calm myself down. The weird feeling of it coming out did make me feel sick, but there was no pain.

https://video.wixstatic.com/video/946a4c_3738b333e2a7468790f6d8f26668ed55/1080p/mp4/file.mp4

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