Ah the 3:00 am chats, how I do NOT miss them but boy did they save my minds some nights on here.
I never used gel for my Port. and felt nothing but a little sting occassionally so not sure what you can do there.
I am further along in treatment than you as I finished my TC in mid November and have 5 more Herceptin.
You seem to be at the clinic for a long time, mine was 7 hrs for the first but only 4 for the others, unless of course I had to be raced of for emergency tests!
I wish you well for the rest of your chemo and feel for you as I got so sick and fatigued in the end so here's hoping yours goes better,
Regards
Cheryl