HI All
I had my first chemo treatment all day in hospital yesterday and have been sent home with a Fluorouracil 5 day infusor which is attached to the PICC line. Its been on for nearly 24 hours now. I have a concern that the fluid does not seem to be reducing in the bottle. There are no air bubbles its just still a solid mass of liquid. Should I get this checked out do you think?
Just in case anyone else has the same query at some point, I think this picture explains the process and the balloon actually shrinks whilst the infusion takes place.
Hi Clare. I think it’s such a small thing you might not notice in the first day but perhaps you should phone your team. If you are on 5FU you should have an emergency contact number?
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
