I had hickman line put in had it in for about month makes it easier when they are takening blood or given you drugs or fluids thst you need no injections got to be a good thing when you first have it quite painful  but it does saves having needles all the time  what's the saying (sharp scratch)  you can have a shower you can even have a bath  so long as you don't  submerge the line in the bath shower proof dressing  on the main part they change anyway every other day when I was in hospital  yo yo hope this helps yo yo 

I had a picc line put in and regret it massively. The nurse has caught  or bruised the nerve in my arm and now my right arm wont work properly, i have movement but cant raise my arm at all.Not sure if this is tempory or permanent. Im so depressed about it.