Showing posts with label OCNA Support Community. Show all posts
Showing posts with label OCNA Support Community. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Glad Press 'n Seal




Do you use Glad Press n' Seal in the kitchen? I do and I am very impressed. But there is more.

A few days ago I was reading through some posts on the OCNA Support Community (Inspire) regarding the use of lidocaine ( Emla) cream on ports before they are accessed. One women wrote how she uses Glad Press 'n Seal to cover the cream - instead of a band-aid or gauze and paper tape. So I figured what the heck I would try it.

Today was my port flush day at CINJ. My port was inserted back in 2005 when I first had intravenous chemo. Accessing my veins in my arms is very difficult so it was decided that I have a Port-A-Cath® inserted in my chest. The photo above shows an example of different ports ( I have to get my double port flushed every 6-8 weeks so it can function correctly and the lines don't get blocked.) So this morning Nick applied lidocaine cream to the skin that covers my port and then we placed a piece of Glad Press 'n Seal on top. And it stuck . And stayed in place without causing any pinkness - like the band aids sometimes do. My body doesn't really like the adhesive they have on bandages.

So there you go - another good reason to buy Glad Press 'n Seal!

Dee
Every day is a blessing.