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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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Jenv
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9 years ago
I always tell the nurses that i have terrible veins so that they are aware and then they usually change the needle, they appreciate being told. Some get it straight away and others take a couple of goes, however, my veins have held up.