Central line no more

It was until 6:30 pm when they called us from the OR telling us that they were ready to receive Andy to ‘pull’ his central line out.
He went in at 7:00 pm and came out at 7:20 pm.
Central line OUT. No more catheter.
He had it for 273 days total.
I asked the OR nurse if I could take the catheter home and she said that I couldnt. I wanted to frame it. First of all they take the tip off for culture and another thing is that they are not able to clean the inside of the catheter and since there’s been chemo and other strong chemicals through there, they rather dispose of it properly. But Sofia’s stem cells also traveled through that tube…
Here are some of the advantages of not having a central line I told Andy @ the OR prior to anesthesia:
1.- You will be able to take a shower and let the water run down your head!
2.- You will be able to swim!
3.- You will be able to take your T-Shirts on and off by yourself!
4.- You will be able to jump in the bed and land face down!
5.- You wont be carrying those tubes anymore!
6.- You will be able to give big hugs!
7.- No more flushes in the morning and at night.
8.- Mo more heparin locks in the morning and at night.
9.- No shirt, no problem.
10.- You will be able to show your big muscles.