chemotheapy delivery

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mrfrze
mrfrze Member Posts: 1
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Has anyone ever heard of a box that the surgeon inserts under the skin that delivers chemo on a time release system?

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  • oneagleswings
    oneagleswings Member Posts: 425 Member
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    Hi: It sounds like you are referring to a "port-o-cath that is inserted underthe skin in the chest and delivers chemo via a portable pump attached through a tube to the port over a day or 2 day period?
    BEv
  • nanuk
    nanuk Member Posts: 1,358 Member
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    oneagleswings said:

    Hi: It sounds like you are referring to a "port-o-cath that is inserted underthe skin in the chest and delivers chemo via a portable pump attached through a tube to the port over a day or 2 day period?
    BEv

    or there is a bulb that is worn externally & delivers a measured dose for a period of time.
  • PhillieG
    PhillieG Member Posts: 4,866 Member
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    I have (it's not being used now) a hepatic pump under my skin that was used for about 6 months to deliver chemo to my liver. It worked by my body heat and air pressure system. It was refilled every 2 weeks.

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