My PICC Line

My personal journey, with aplastic anemia, through the healthcare industry

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Submit Your Story: Diagnosis…please?

The following story was submitted by a reader:

In June, I was rushed to the emergency room with bilateral abdominal pain. I spent twenty-two hours in the ER and there was told I had a malignant mass, gastroenteritis, Crohn’s disease, an ovarian torsion, or most unlikely, appendicitis. Following two inconclusive CAT scans and a sonogram, I [...]

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Submit Your Story: The cosmetics of brain surgery

The following story was submitted by a reader:
My dad had brain surgery this summer. He had to have fat tissue taken from his stomach so they could use it to plug up the area of the incision.  The hospital defines the procedure of removing the fat tissue from his stomach as liposuction…well guess what…insurance companies [...]

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Submit Your Story: Don’t even think of giving up

Many of myPICCLine.com’s readers are those who have themselves been, or had family or friends diagnosed with aplastic anemia (AA). There isn’t much patient perspective information out there, deciding against sharing the stories or wise words others have passed along would be a disservice to the entire community.
Below is a recently received e-mail.

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