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PV123
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6 years ago

Port a cath incision scar red and itchy sometimes.

I had the port inserted 6 months back.  Since the last few weeks the port incision scar sometimes get red and itchy specially when I exercise.  It itches so much that I feel like ripping it.   I h...
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Katy_Sodapop
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6 years ago
I had a port taken out 4 years ago and mine still gets itchy 
You might keloid scar? I had DIEP surgery also and my scarring is horrible and itchy all of the time and especially during exercise because of the sweat! 
And so I'd say it's totally normal but really annoying