Port Insertion Tomorrow

I had mine put in on the morning of my first chemo. It was done only with a local as they wouldn't do mine with twilight anaetthetic (which is usually used), due to other preexisting medical concerns with me. The other option for me, was to have the procedure done with the twilight, but that it would have to be done with an anaesthetist giving it and that this would have caused a two week delay. So I said stuff it, just give me the local and get on with it. There was very little pain as such, just having the local in the neck as well as on the chest. After that, it was just a feeling of a lot of pushing and pulling and pressure, but not painful.Afterwards, both sites healed very quickly and have left faint scars of about 1cm on the neck and about 2cm on the chest. The upper chest one looks like a fat two dollar coin is under the scar, and this is the top of the port. It too a while for me to get used to the feel of it, particularly the catheter which runs between the two areas, (under the skin), but now I hardly notice it at all. I had six months of chemo through my port, and am still on the herceptin (three weekly X 17 doses)...one more to go Yippeeee!!! The very best thing for me as I have terrible veins after being on blood thinners for eighteen years prior to the cancer and having to have blood tests sometimes as often as weekly to monitor the warfarin. I also have an autoimmune disease which results in my skin being very thick and hard...was told taking blood from me was like as if I was wearing a raincoat, (to get through the skin). Then finding the scarred vein was another matter. Good luck, you'll be pleased you did. And by the way, to access the port is just a pressing sensation with a very small prick...I get into more of a tizz having a finger prick to test my blood sugar.