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Port removal: general or local
I am now due to have my port removed. I have been given the option of it being done under general or having a local anaesthetic. Really interested to hear from anyone who had theirs removed under a l...
Thanks Zoffiel I am feeling comfortable with it all now. Just waiting on the phone call to let me know we can go ahead. I am on the cancellation list and I am priority one! The port and chemo has resulted in two thrombosis around the port site(one in the jugular vein). So I am now injecting myself with clexane daily. I am getting good at giving myself the injections but it has taken many repetitions - 22 so far and 68 to go.