Home IVs with a pump?
Hello. I haven't been on in forever, so I don't know who all still uses this.
BUT I am mildly distressed. I am going to be starting home IVs next week (not really sick just been a slow decline for the past few visits and docs and I wanna stop that). Anyway I've always just done the ball-type infusing before where it uses gravity and you just hook and go. That was very manageable with school and now work. However, now they have prescribed Zosyn which is every four hours and so the clinic nurse said they'd be using a pump for that one instead of the balls.
From a convenience and letting-me-sleep standpoint, this seems great but I am worried about portability. I can't seem to picture anything except the IV pole and pump from inpatient which seems annoying, obtrusive and just generally no bueno. I have a desk job but sometimes I need to be out "in the field" (I am a reporter) and I don't know if that will be feasible. Also we have pet cats.
So I am wondering if anyone has done the home IVs with a pump and can give perspective. The home health nurse is going to walk me through how to use the pump but until that point I could really use reassurance/perspective or commiserations and warnings, whichever is most warranted.
BUT I am mildly distressed. I am going to be starting home IVs next week (not really sick just been a slow decline for the past few visits and docs and I wanna stop that). Anyway I've always just done the ball-type infusing before where it uses gravity and you just hook and go. That was very manageable with school and now work. However, now they have prescribed Zosyn which is every four hours and so the clinic nurse said they'd be using a pump for that one instead of the balls.
From a convenience and letting-me-sleep standpoint, this seems great but I am worried about portability. I can't seem to picture anything except the IV pole and pump from inpatient which seems annoying, obtrusive and just generally no bueno. I have a desk job but sometimes I need to be out "in the field" (I am a reporter) and I don't know if that will be feasible. Also we have pet cats.
So I am wondering if anyone has done the home IVs with a pump and can give perspective. The home health nurse is going to walk me through how to use the pump but until that point I could really use reassurance/perspective or commiserations and warnings, whichever is most warranted.