First Gusher

xMenace · #1 (**permalink**) 08-25-2008, 08:55 PM

Of course they don't happen at convenient times. I was at the hockey rink for my 9:45pm scrimmage. I'd taken my gear in already and came back out to the car to leave my pump. They generally don't lock the dressing rooms, so I don't take chances.

I yanked the set out as I normally do. It'd been in three days and was time. After an hour on the ice, it would be ready to fall off anyway. So I'm walking away from my car and I feel warmth wetness under my shirt. I knew immediately what was happenning. I reached in to feel and pulled a blood covered hand out. ****. I only have one shirt and the blood had soaked it and was starting to seep through my red sweatshirt. I put pressure on and turn back to the car oping the DW still had a box of Kleenex in there. She did!

So I made my way with my hand in my sweat's pocket holding the kleenex tightly under my shirt and head for the can to try and wash and see how bad the staining was. First I had to dart by about 20 parents watching their kids play. Fun. I wasn't looking forward to undressing in front of 10 guys either with a blood stained shirt. It was bad too, a big red splotch about 8 inches across. I'm hoping I left an old t-shirt in my bag ...

I did. And it was red! I ducked into the can in the dressing room and did a quick change. My firefighter friend, who knows I'm D, was watching me acting weirdly. Guys usually don't worry about changing in dressing rooms. I showed him my shirt and he smiled

I had a great workout and lots of fun!

notme · #2 (**permalink**) 08-25-2008, 09:03 PM

Yikes!

Dare I say this....... I have never had one.

Now I have gone and done it.

Mich · #3 (**permalink**) 08-25-2008, 09:09 PM

Well pooey. That wasn't a very convenient time, was it? Yay for the fortuitous red shirt.

I've only had one in two years, but it would be hard to hide! Luckily I was at home and some applied pressure and a wad of Kleenex did the trick.

How did the scrimmage go? Were you a more agressive player

?

Evermont · #4 (**permalink**) 08-26-2008, 07:33 AM

Dude... it's h-o-c-k-e-y!!! Just make sure everyone sees you forcefully ripping a skate out of your abdomen and remark: "you should see the other guy!".

Then rub some dirt on it and get back in there!

davef · #5 (**permalink**) 08-26-2008, 07:43 AM

That has to be a first, getting bloody before you go on the ice!

Can't have been fun though, my hat is off to everyone who is using insulin and pumps I don't know if I could get my head around it.

Mich · #6 (**permalink**) 08-26-2008, 08:45 AM

Don't worry Dave,

When the time comes, you will. And you'll never look back and you may wonder why you waited so long...

As a good friend of mine says about everything: It is what it is.

Jenn L · #7 (**permalink**) 08-26-2008, 02:30 PM

I used to get quite a few gushers years ago, I once had one when a friend was over who was curious about the whole process. As the blood gushed all over my hands, I acted as if it was completely normal to apply direct pressure for 15 minutes....she was not ammused, but I was! Gotta have fun right?

Mich · #8 (**permalink**) 08-26-2008, 07:49 PM

A great mental image, that! Thanks.

Gordonm · #9 (**permalink**) 08-26-2008, 07:57 PM

My first gusher Iwas showing someone how easy it was to change the set out. His comment was "does tha thappen all the time". I said no it is rare. I have had 3 in the almost 2 years I have been pumping. Never a good time. It does bleed like crazy for quite a while but it stops.

Veektor · #10 (**permalink**) 09-03-2008, 10:27 AM

I just had one and it was like a jet stream of blood. I changed my site because I couldn't get my BGs down for over 8 hrs. BG was in the 190 - 220 range consistently.

I change the site and no pain, nothing. I go to plug in the reservoir and wow, the tubing is filled with blood. almost halfway up the tube. I then remove this infusion set and the moment I pull it out, a streak of blood sprays onto the counter. Thank goodness the wife wasn't around.

Erin · #11 (**permalink**) 09-03-2008, 10:49 AM

I had my first gusher sitting in the C.D.E.'s office. I had just completed my pump training and was putting in my first site using live insulin (she had me practice with saline for a week).

I put in the site and it HURT. Here I am feeling like a baby and not wanting her to think I'm a wimp... couldn't take a little pain. Finally I thought, this isn't right, it hurts. So I said something, and she flicked the site with her finger... like the annoying kid in the 4th grade does to the person who sits in front of him's ears. I saw stars!

She told me to take the site out. And when I did it bled all over the place. I reached for a pile of napkins that were on her desk, she, a medical professional was appaled at my lack of hygine, and applied pressure with an alcohol swab. @#$!! I'd honestly have preferred the napkins.