Next steps.
Last night I had an absolute meltdown and cried uncontrollably for an hour but I have woken today with a slightly clearer head and am trying to imagine what it's going to be like in the coming months ...
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@"Patti J", I had my port put in with a local anaesthetic only, about two hours before my first chemo...they left it open accessed for that. Bloods taken at a pathology lab are taken from my one accessible vein, but if in hospital, I dig my heels in and insist on a "Port Access" qualified nurse. They are plentiful on the chemo unit, the oncology ward, the haematology ward and emergency. I refuse to let them go vein hunting when I have a perfectly usable port. I have two scars, about 2 cm long which have faded to a thin silvery line, no wider than a cat scratch.