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Chemo question - PICCs and Ports.
Hi lovely people, I did my second dose of chemo (AC/T dense dose x 8, every two weeks) on Monday, and all is going quite well. But I was just learning to deal with the canula each fortnight (I’m...
Hi there. I didn't want to get a port either because the idea of something under the skin grossed me out. I ended up struggling by until I had weekly Taxol and the nurses battled my veins each week. The port procedure was easy and after a while I didn't notice it. Getting a port shaved about half an hour off my treatment time and avoided unnecessary pain each week. I wish I had done it sooner.