Anyone else have a slimport procedure.

Sounds like a plan TabooGal. Go out and do some nice things for yourself this week. I hope your port insertion goes well. 

@Zoffiel @Fionap2017  Gosh I have no idea where they are putting it. The YouTube I watched of the procedure was using a local for the chest. I guess I will find out when I see the Onc next, which is a week before the insertion. Last of a barrage of tests today until I see surgeon again next Thursday. Gonna try and be normal for a week. 

I had mine put in my chest under a general anaesthetic. It was tender for a week or two until the scar healed. They used dissolvable stitches and all you can see is the bump under your skin. The first time they accessed it I used a numbing patch they gave me and they sprayed it with cold spray to numb it even more. By my 3rd chemo I didn’t need any of that, they just popped the needle straight in. You feel a little sting for a second then that’s in. Much easier than having them poke around trying to find my terrible veins in my arm. I hope it all goes well for you.

Is it going to be on your chest or on your arm? The chest versions usually go in under a general, the arm ones make only need a local, not sure. They are a bit creepy, but having had chemo both with and without a port, there is no question about them being easier and less stressful. Like every foreign body, they can be irritating and cause varying of degrees of discomfort, but we'll worth it. Mxx

@Sister thanks for that. I like the idea of not being poked a million times a week. Mine is getting fitted on the 25th under local anaesthetic in the imaging department. That's 7 days before my planned chemo. 

Mine is a "Smart Port" but I suspect there's little difference. I had mine fitted a week before the first chemo. Surgery was easy - under general. A couple of stitches above it.  Mine was uncomfortable for a few weeks and the skin above it still looks a bit bruised.  It still is a little uncomfortable at times. I had a bad experience the first time they tried to access it but that is really unusual.  While I can't wait for it to be gone, it is wonderful to have.  Taking blood and chemo administration is so easy and quick and so much easier on the veins.  You can use local anaesthetic credit on it if you're concerned about getting the needle in.  It is supposedly a straightforward procedure under local to remove.  I would definitely recommend it.