Decision Time
Hi lovely ladies, So just wanted to see if anyone had any thoughts. I saw the oncologist for the first time on Thursday and she has given me the following results....cancer all removed, clear margins,...
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HI Samantha
I had an axillary clearance so only had one limb that could be used so it was a good idea to have a port and it was explained to me that it would help preserve my veins from the chemo. You just have to make sure the people who access the port have the skills cause not all the nurses know how to do this. This is not a deal where you have chemo, as the staff there will be more likely to have the experience. I ended up in the ED after one of my chemos late at night and they had to put an IV in and the registrars weren't sure about the port so I asked them to put in in my arm (the one I could use) and the next day one of the oncology nurses accessed the port and changed the IV to the port. Some chemos can make your arm ache a bit and the port stops that having to occur.
Emla numbing patches are the bomb! You put them on around an hour before you go for chemo. I hate needles too.