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Do your PICC lines not have clear plastic bandages covering the entry site or something?
With my Hickman and PICC lines, the nurses made sure that the line(s) coming out were exiting the bandage from the bottom so that water would not drain into the site, but other than that, I didn't need anything for the shower at all. I had a little, soft, tube of fabric that kept the line contained during the day, but I just took this off for the shower so it wouldn't get wet, and left the bandage as-is. I had no problems whatsoever for months, and never once had any site infections.
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36/F - 1984 SAA treated with ATG [complete remission until] Oct 08 - burst blood vessels in eyes and low platelets; Jan 09 - AA & hypo-MDS; July 09 - BMT (RIC MUD PSCT) July 10 - 10k for Anthony Nolan (1yr post BMT! 53:48) Sep 10 - Wedding!  I've run 5 marathons now!! (PB 3:30!)
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