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Make certain to document everything and obtain copies of all things related to the actual insertion(placement) if the picc.what this doc did was indeed pretty sick and possible malpractice.my son had a picc line for two weeks for a CMV virus he ended up with post liver transplant.the interventional rad who placed this picc in my son did a great job with no problems in removal.it sounds to me like the intrventional rad who worked on your son very obviously didn;t know what in gods name he was doing.this isn't a huge procedure,really.

If i were you,i would actually contact the attorney BEFORE this is removed just so he can make certain that everything this new doc does is well documented.was this area where the line now is actually the place where he ended up inserting the line or did that guide wire actually migrate to this area eventually just over time?either way,this DOES need to be removed,or it could possibly start forming clots,and that could cause him a whole set of new problems.he should possibly already be on some sort of a blood thinning type med right now.i don't want to scare you,but you really DO need to speak with the doc who is planning on removing this about just the clot risks and anything that he may want your son to do right now.there is just something about metal and blood together that can create clotting issues,it all depends mostly on what was used and where it is.i know myself,i am forever going to be on baby aspirin now,just because of having the metal coils inside my brain.this is just something you really do need to find out for your sons overall best health,thats all.

the only reason i knowabout the clot risks with something in your artery or veins is that i have had platnum coils placed inside a brain aneurysm in the past and was told about the risk factors.this could possibily be different if this is actually in a vein and not part of the bigger higher pressure circulation,but at the very least,you DO need to know if there are any major risk factors for your child til this is actually taken out.any really experienced interventional radiologist/cardiologist should not have a huge problem in retrieving the wire,really.just call that rads office and speak with his nurse,believe me,they know ALOT about these things since they are the ones who answer all questions and set up the actual procedures.i was very lucky to have one of the best rads working on my brain aneurysm.please keep us posted as to what happens next.i wish you all the luck in the world with your son.FB

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