"Removal of Hickman line"

Hello, 

I have been waiting on 3 months to get a Hickman line removed after a referral was made from rheumatology to interventional radiology and infusional services. My understanding is that it is sitting as an open referral that has yet to be actioned.

Having this line and only being flushed once a week is putting me at increased risk of infections and I have had bacteremia and Hickman infections in the past, the line also means that I am having to have weekly district nursing to flush the line.

I have tried going down different avenues to try and get it removed but keep hitting a dead end. I am worried it’ll take me getting a serious infection and ending up in hospital before anything is done about it.