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Roxie66
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9 years ago

Terrible veins a year after finishing herceptin- will they ever get better?

I had 6 cycles of chemo and 17 cycles of Herceptin  which finished in May last year. I didn't have a port as I didn't want one (sort of wish I had now) and my veins are still terrible. Everytime I hav...
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LMK74
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9 years ago
I don't have a port, didn't want one . Some nurses are less experienced at finding a vein and take a few goes but other more experienced nurses get it first go. So far my veins have held up despite being hard to find. Two more chemo to go .