So... I can't believe it's taken nearly 8 months for me to do this... or that it took Sebulsky 3 attempts to insert the CGM.
Either way... I've got two sites going... I don't have a pump with saline - just tegaderm covering the site where the needle is inserted. I'm only "wearing" the inserted cannula for the CGM site and have tegaderm covering it.
I won't lie... even with lidocaine (numbing cream) prior... The CGM insertion did not feel great. I wouldn't say it was painful... But I certainly felt it (and felt it, and felt it.... Lol.... Sorry Sebulsky 3rd times a charm). It remains uncomfortable- again... I wouldn't say it "hurts" but is def. present and annoying. After just 3 hours of wearing and an hour of cardio the site has started to itch and I find myself wanting to scratch at it. The pump site insertion felt like a like "prick" basically like a finger stick in the stomach. It does't hurt... its more psychological than anything... just the thought of wearing a tiny steel needle in your belly all the time is kinda weird. I was cautious at first with bending and stretching... I wonder if a cannula has a little more give and feels a little better? Maybe I'll ask Medtronic to send me a few different insertion sets to sample. Lol.
I wish we'd video'd Saul's reaction this morning. I asked him if I could wear his pump and he stared at me with a look of disdain and said "nooooooooooooo" shaking his tiny little head. Then he yelled "pump car mine." Lol. I guess I should be happy about this. That boy loves his "pump car!"
Stay tuned for more updates!
This is my outlet for rambling. A space on the interweb where I will attempt to explain what life is like as a full-time pancreas. I'm a librarian (on hold) and a lover of coffee and cardigans. I'm a Mom to a dino obsessed T-1, 3 year old, and a tutu-wearing, bug wrangling, Montessori 5 year old. Sebulsky & I constantly debate the creation of our own sit-com... this website could serve as the pre-pilot rough draft.
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