Port slipped/flipped - aching and painful
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Hi @Joannie If it's flipped it will have torn the stich that holds it in place (sewn to your chest muscle. Ewww) Mine gives me the creeps on regular occasions and I can't wait to get rid if it now chemo is over. My Onc is being a bit coy about that. I'll start agitating once rads are finished as I can tolerate it for the moment.
Make. A. Fuss. Seriously, this shit is tough enough without feeling like you are being fobbed off. You don't want to have another chemo through your vein, so if there isn't a really good reason for it not to be repaired now (which you should be told about) get stuck in. The squeaky wheel gets the oil.
A civilized way to get difficult with hospitals is fill in a patient response form, on line if you have the capacity, so it goes through to their customer service people. I've found that a good way to get your issue onto the agenda as they must address any of those complaints. It may not get you to the top of the surgery list and won't help if there is a medical reason to leave things as they are, but you haven't been properly informed if that is the case which is a problem in itself. Marg