Hi Roxie

After all the stuff you have been thru...I don't think you will find the PICC line placement painful....it is pretty much like an IV. You don't really know it is as long as it is...you don't feel that!! Once in, I really didn't find it too annoying except for keeping the area dry. I am a fairly fast and messy person. I had good folks for dressing changes. I kept a long sleeve shirt over the site so it didn't get hooked on stuff.....it was fine. You do what you gotta do.

I admit I was glad to see it go...but if I had to have lots of pokes again, and my veins were misbehaving....I would not hesitate to have it put in again.

C