It took some convincing, but earlier this morning Kristi's Oncology Fellow talked her into getting another midline installed. After the trauma of the Hickman removal, she was not interested in any line. The negotiation included morphine, Valium, and lidocaine. She had the same techs install it as the last one, they did a great job. The only painful bit was the lidocaine. The main rationale for getting the line is the risk of vein rupture using a "peripheral line" (traditional IV). Apparently the fine veins in the wrist and upper arm aren't strong enough to endure the non-stop drips that she's on. Anyway, she's far more comfortable now without a metal needle in her arm.
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