Attempted portacath insertion
Hi ladies,
Yesterday I went in for my portacath insertion. I came out with two wounds and no portacath = one very disappointed woman.
They told me my veins were too small, and I am petite so the...
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Hi Christel,
i am so so sorry you've had to go through this. I had my portacath put in yesterday for my chemo to start Monday & it is very distressing to go through.
I too am very petite, my only issue so far is that it felt like it was going to jump out of my chest last night & the dr came around (of course it had stopped by then) but none of the nurses had seen it happen before. The surgeon seems to believe it was from my muscle moving or something. In any case, it hasn't done it again & everyone seems to think it's ok. Just wanted to mention this in case it happened to anyone else as it was quite scary!
I wish you the very best of luck & I'm so sorry you're going through this.