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A tip to avoid pain during observations during chemo administration
IF YOU'RE NEW TO CHEMO, WATCH OUT FOR THIS. A few weeks ago, during my chemo infusion, a "pool" nurse without chemo experience came and did my obs half-way through. It hurt like hell. Now, I've alw...
I was told that it was just anxiety the first time I went in for chemo. Hours of pain and tears. Turned out that the port was probably not needled properly and nothing was going into the vein but into the flesh. Luckily my husband noticed the swelling before they connected the chemo! So much for "just anxiety".