Port removal
Hi ladies I finished chemo 5 weeks ago ( thank goodness) my port end moved so every chemo I had an x Ray to check if they could use port I start radio next week today I got an unexpected call that po...
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Lou, for those who don't have very good arm or even leg veins for injecting the chemo drugs and they don't like using veins near a joint either, a port is often an option especially if they are going to have a lot of longer term doses of chemo.
Mine is only 4 cycles and they said my veins are not too bad so I shouldn't need one.
A port is like a canula but it is usually put in with a local anaesthetic into a main vein in the top of the chest. It stays there for the duration of treatment and does require some maintenance which the chemo team will do for you.