Re: [IPp] Problem with infusion set
Charlene,
Dan is very skinny, can't do abdomen sites at all. We were told Silhouettes
would be best and we have stuck with them (no pun intended). They go in at
a 20-30 degree angle. They do have a long inserter needle and the insertion
device is biggish and makes a loud click. It made Dan and me both pretty
nervous the first couple of times.
We do only butt sites--upper and outer part--for the person who asked about
these, you do have to avoid the belt line and also keep it up high enough so
that the child isn't sitting on it. Once in a while Dan does thighs to give
the butt sites a rest, or if he has to do the insertion himself.
We don't use a numbing cream. We do have Dan lie on the bed on his stomach
watching tv while I do the site change. Distraction helps the kids relax in
my opinion. Also, with the Silhouettes, for us at least, if the site hurts
it almost always means it is in too deep or too shallow and will be a bad
site. I just change it right away now if it is painful upon insertion. If it
goes in right it does not hurt.
If Charlie is nervous about trying again, do you have a reward you could
offer him? Sometimes a little bribe can get you over the hump, imo.
Hope some of this helps. When we started it took us about 45 minutes to
change a site and Dan and I would both be sweaty and nervous by the time it was
done. Now it's 10 minutes tops. Hang in there, it will get better.
Mary(mom of Chris, 21, Carrie, 17, guardian of Mike, 17, and mom of Dan, 13,
dx 4-01, pumping Cozmo since 5-03)
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