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<blockquote data-quote="Snapsy" data-source="post: 1220954" data-attributes="member: 265172"><p>This might sound odd but I like the feel of wearing my pump - it's like a portable hug! The only bit I feel out of the whole set-up of pump, hosepipe* and cannula, is the elastic belt which I wear around my chest, and as I say, I quite <em>like</em> the feel of it. It doesn't interfere with anything I'm doing, and speaking of the hosepipe, recently I've started having it longer and looser which means I'm even less aware of it under my clothing. It's very thin, flexible and strong.</p><p></p><p>This morning was funny - I'd forgotten I had the pump 'free range' in bed overnight, rather than in my pocket - got out of bed and found it dangling off me when I set off for the bathroom! No harm done to the cannula or the pump, a moment of amusement for the husband.... all well. </p><p></p><p>[USER=212123]@tpaz[/USER] , I had all of the concerns you listed, and more, when I was considering whether and how I'd cope with a pump. I'm staggered at how very, very much more straightforward it is than I'd imagined. I was really very careful with everything to start with as I was (unnecessarily as it turned out) fearful of pulling the tube and hurting the cannula site, so I got through yards of Micropore taping everything down! Over the course of a couple of weeks my pump and I decided we would be much more comfortable with each other if we just let each other get on with it. And we're an excellent team, me and my pump.</p><p></p><p>8 months on from my pump start and I am absolutely settled and sorted. In fact I've felt this way about it since the beginning of the year (within 3 months of starting), which isn't long at all.</p><p></p><p>I have the Insight, and I love it.</p><p></p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>*hosepipe is a term of endearment in my own pumping life. It makes me laugh! I do of course mean the tube!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snapsy, post: 1220954, member: 265172"] This might sound odd but I like the feel of wearing my pump - it's like a portable hug! The only bit I feel out of the whole set-up of pump, hosepipe* and cannula, is the elastic belt which I wear around my chest, and as I say, I quite [I]like[/I] the feel of it. It doesn't interfere with anything I'm doing, and speaking of the hosepipe, recently I've started having it longer and looser which means I'm even less aware of it under my clothing. It's very thin, flexible and strong. This morning was funny - I'd forgotten I had the pump 'free range' in bed overnight, rather than in my pocket - got out of bed and found it dangling off me when I set off for the bathroom! No harm done to the cannula or the pump, a moment of amusement for the husband.... all well. [USER=212123]@tpaz[/USER] , I had all of the concerns you listed, and more, when I was considering whether and how I'd cope with a pump. I'm staggered at how very, very much more straightforward it is than I'd imagined. I was really very careful with everything to start with as I was (unnecessarily as it turned out) fearful of pulling the tube and hurting the cannula site, so I got through yards of Micropore taping everything down! Over the course of a couple of weeks my pump and I decided we would be much more comfortable with each other if we just let each other get on with it. And we're an excellent team, me and my pump. 8 months on from my pump start and I am absolutely settled and sorted. In fact I've felt this way about it since the beginning of the year (within 3 months of starting), which isn't long at all. I have the Insight, and I love it. :) *hosepipe is a term of endearment in my own pumping life. It makes me laugh! I do of course mean the tube! [/QUOTE]
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