Port removal

AZANNIE
AZANNIE Member Posts: 445 Member
How long after treatment was completed did everyone get their port removed?
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  • Angela_K
    Angela_K Member Posts: 374 Member
    7 weeks post
    After my first follow-up PET, 7 weeks out.
  • Angela_K
    Angela_K Member Posts: 374 Member
    7 weeks post
    After my first follow-up PET, 7 weeks out.
  • Angela_K
    Angela_K Member Posts: 374 Member
    7 weeks post
    After my first follow-up PET, 7 weeks out.
  • Angela_K
    Angela_K Member Posts: 374 Member
    7 weeks post
    After my first follow-up PET, 7 weeks out.
  • z
    z Member Posts: 1,414 Member
    Angela_K said:

    7 weeks post
    After my first follow-up PET, 7 weeks out.

    Angela, Port removal
    Okay Angela, lol, I still have mine because I had pre cancerous polyps in the colon and after my next coloscopy in April of 2012 is clear I will have it removed at that time.
  • Angela_K
    Angela_K Member Posts: 374 Member
    z said:

    Angela, Port removal
    Okay Angela, lol, I still have mine because I had pre cancerous polyps in the colon and after my next coloscopy in April of 2012 is clear I will have it removed at that time.

    Oooooops
    Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. And sorry. :)
  • z
    z Member Posts: 1,414 Member
    Angela_K said:

    Oooooops
    Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. And sorry. :)

    Angela
    lol Thats happened to me too.
  • lizdeli
    lizdeli Member Posts: 569 Member
    z said:

    Angela
    lol Thats happened to me too.

    Port
    I had a pic line in my arm. It was removed the day after I finsihed chemo.
    Liz
  • AZANNIE
    AZANNIE Member Posts: 445 Member
    lizdeli said:

    Port
    I had a pic line in my arm. It was removed the day after I finsihed chemo.
    Liz

    Port
    I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the port will be removed after my next PET scan which will probably be in a few months. The port doesn't bother me, but it will be another "victory" when it's removed. Then I won't have to keep getting it flushed. My post treatment scan showed that the cancer was gone, but guess they want to make sure before port is removed.
  • z
    z Member Posts: 1,414 Member
    AZANNIE said:

    Port
    I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the port will be removed after my next PET scan which will probably be in a few months. The port doesn't bother me, but it will be another "victory" when it's removed. Then I won't have to keep getting it flushed. My post treatment scan showed that the cancer was gone, but guess they want to make sure before port is removed.

    Azannie
    Yes, they want to make sure and then you won't have to deal with it again. I just have mine because of my pre cancerous polyps and didn't want to have to have it put back in. I think I will be fine at my next colonoscopy, so they could remove it them.
  • BeaRose
    BeaRose Member Posts: 45
    z said:

    Azannie
    Yes, they want to make sure and then you won't have to deal with it again. I just have mine because of my pre cancerous polyps and didn't want to have to have it put back in. I think I will be fine at my next colonoscopy, so they could remove it them.

    port removal
    Had my last chemo in late Oct. and had my port out in March for my B-day
  • mp327
    mp327 Member Posts: 4,440 Member
    BeaRose said:

    port removal
    Had my last chemo in late Oct. and had my port out in March for my B-day

    Port
    For me, the port went in on 7/21/08 and came out on 12/8/08. My med onc didn't mess around with getting that thing taken out!
  • AZANNIE
    AZANNIE Member Posts: 445 Member
    Port removal
    For those of you who have had your port removed...did it take place in doctor's office or as outpatient? I'm sure it's probably easier to take out than it was to put in. Just hope skin hasn't adhered to it... Will know next month if and when mine comes out...
  • RoseC
    RoseC Member Posts: 559
    AZANNIE said:

    Port removal
    For those of you who have had your port removed...did it take place in doctor's office or as outpatient? I'm sure it's probably easier to take out than it was to put in. Just hope skin hasn't adhered to it... Will know next month if and when mine comes out...

    Outpatient
    Mine was removed in an operating room during an outpatient visit - they used local anesthesia, didn't put me under. There WAS skin attached (I remember the doctor commenting on it - he said it meant I was a good healer), but it was fine. I just felt some pressure when they removed it. No problems.
  • AZANNIE
    AZANNIE Member Posts: 445 Member
    RoseC said:

    Outpatient
    Mine was removed in an operating room during an outpatient visit - they used local anesthesia, didn't put me under. There WAS skin attached (I remember the doctor commenting on it - he said it meant I was a good healer), but it was fine. I just felt some pressure when they removed it. No problems.

    RoseC
    Thanks for the info. My port has been in for six months. It doesn't bother me, but having it removed will be another victory.
  • RoseC
    RoseC Member Posts: 559
    AZANNIE said:

    RoseC
    Thanks for the info. My port has been in for six months. It doesn't bother me, but having it removed will be another victory.

    Another Victory
    Yes, I agree. I couldn't wait to get that thing out. Not that it hurt or anything - I just wanted it OUT.

    Oh, and I didn't mean to say the external SKIN had adhered to the port. It didn't. What attached to it was internal. I don't know the word for what it was, but it was the stuff that attacks foreign entities inside your body. Maybe someone can help me with the right terminology? Anyway, taking it out didn't hurt - it left a small depression in that area (which I still have) but it's fine, doesn't bother me at all.
  • mp327
    mp327 Member Posts: 4,440 Member
    RoseC said:

    Another Victory
    Yes, I agree. I couldn't wait to get that thing out. Not that it hurt or anything - I just wanted it OUT.

    Oh, and I didn't mean to say the external SKIN had adhered to the port. It didn't. What attached to it was internal. I don't know the word for what it was, but it was the stuff that attacks foreign entities inside your body. Maybe someone can help me with the right terminology? Anyway, taking it out didn't hurt - it left a small depression in that area (which I still have) but it's fine, doesn't bother me at all.

    "Deportation"
    Having my port out was not a big deal. It was much easier than when they put it in. Both procedures were done in the radiology dept. of the hospital by an interventional radiologist. I had no problems either time, just a little soreness.
  • AZANNIE
    AZANNIE Member Posts: 445 Member
    mp327 said:

    "Deportation"
    Having my port out was not a big deal. It was much easier than when they put it in. Both procedures were done in the radiology dept. of the hospital by an interventional radiologist. I had no problems either time, just a little soreness.

    mp327
    I like the deportation term. Have you ever considered writing a book about the ins and outs of anal cancer? Seriously, you have a wealth of information about the subject with helpful hints and suggestions. Before I started treatment, I attended a one on one "chemo class" with one of the chemo nurses. I was given a packet of information about chemo and what to expect. However, radiation was a different story. Perhaps if I had gone to a cancer treatment facility (Mayo, MD Anderson, etc) things might have been different. My treatment was kind of al a carte, but apparently it worked!

    Ann
  • mp327
    mp327 Member Posts: 4,440 Member
    AZANNIE said:

    mp327
    I like the deportation term. Have you ever considered writing a book about the ins and outs of anal cancer? Seriously, you have a wealth of information about the subject with helpful hints and suggestions. Before I started treatment, I attended a one on one "chemo class" with one of the chemo nurses. I was given a packet of information about chemo and what to expect. However, radiation was a different story. Perhaps if I had gone to a cancer treatment facility (Mayo, MD Anderson, etc) things might have been different. My treatment was kind of al a carte, but apparently it worked!

    Ann

    Hi Ann!
    That's very sweet of you to say. No, I've never considered writing a book about anal cancer, but I have considered writing a book about my life someday. Most of what I know about this cancer and how to deal with it I learned from other survivors, so it's impossible for me to take any credit.

    I do think that many people who are newly diagnosed with anal cancer are woefully uninformed about the treatment and how to deal with side effects. I know that's how I felt--I really wasn't prepared for the magnitude of all the issues I dealt with during that time. Sadly, at the time of my treatment, I was not a part of any support website such as this one, so I went it alone for the most part. The doctors and nurses, as helpful as they try to be, do not have the knowledge that someone who's actually been through this has. That's why this support group is so very valuable to so many. I think most would agree, radiation is the "evil twin," if you will. I had no idea I would get so burned.

    But the good news is, I am thriving at the 3-year post-treatment mark and it sounds like you are doing well too! There are many success stories. It's just hard to believe that when one is in the middle of this brutal treatment.
  • shirlann54
    shirlann54 Member Posts: 162
    lizdeli said:

    Port
    I had a pic line in my arm. It was removed the day after I finsihed chemo.
    Liz

    port
    I had a pic line too they had to take it out a week before my last treatment and put one in my other arm.Because i got a bad skin infection they said they had never seen one that bad.They took the other one out after my last chemo I was so glad .Because that arm started to get the same way.It took about mo to get it better.