Chemo - PORT or PICC

Hi, I have had my port for three years and its the best thing ever, I had it put in under twighlight sedation in hospital,it has never given me any trouble I am 9 and a half years in with Metastatic breast cancer and have been on chemo both oral and iv currently iv three times a month, I have what is called snakey veins and its so lovely to just go and sit in the chair, they open the port and in goes the chemo infusion,its a much better option for the nurses as they dont have to go poking around for a vein, a very clean process for both patient and staff, it has never given me a problem at all,it was at my oncologists recommendation and done by a collegue of his at a public hospital,i can also use for blood tests and cat scans when they put in the contrast,I forget its there and if and when it can come out but I am very happy to leave it be, it has never given me or the nursing staff cause for concern, but its a personal choice, I have never had any issues with infection and if and when I go off of iv infusions and maybe go back on oral, it just means a trip to the local hospital every 6 or 8 weeks to the chemo suite to have it flushed out to keep everything okay.
Good luck,

wendy55