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Portacath and exercise
Hi
I had my portacath put in on Wednesday. It's still a bit sore with limited movement with my right arm at the moment. Any advice for exercising other than walking with a portacath and during chem...
Hello Jodie
When you moved different ways my port used to kind of seize at the beginning, and I'd tense and hold my arm still - and it slowly went away. Then I found out its attached to muscle and that gently moving arm eased the pain a lot quicker. I can't quite say that you forget its there, but the probs are minor and much better than multiple stab wounds in chemo ward!!
Pam