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Port Comes Out Friday

marbleotis
marbleotis CSN Member Posts: 721 Member
in Colorectal Cancer #1
Just want to share some good news. My port comes out Friday after 12 rounds of chemo. Needless to say I am thrilled to go to hospital (this time) and get this done. I am taking baby steps one at a time. Hope my news cheers up someone currently in chemo that the treatments do end and yes the port can come out. I called it alien baby since I lost so much weight you can see it protrude through my skin. It is gross. I will not miss you alien baby!
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  • janie1
    janie1 CSN Member Posts: 753 Member
    #2
    I am sooooooo HAPPY for you.
    I am sooooooo HAPPY for you. Enjoy, Enjoy.
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  • Momof2plusteentwins
    Momof2plusteentwins CSN Member Posts: 509 Member
    #3
    Alice
    So happy for you, sounds like you are doing great. I can't wait to get rid of this port. I can't wear some shirts because it shows and sometimes it hurts when I lay a certain way. 5 more treatments to go and I am still doing full strength, thank you for being so positive and telling me you did it and that I could to. You really have helped me.
    Sandy :)
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  • thxmiker
    thxmiker CSN Member Posts: 1,278 Member
    #4
    Great News!
    That is Great News! My port also stuck out at the end of Chemo. I was exceptionally happy to get rid of something that was scratching me from inside my skin.


    Best Always, mike
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  • carrieh
    carrieh CSN Member Posts: 146 Member
    #5
    Awesome
    YAY!! I hate mine too..im super skinny and it sticks way up. That's exciting!
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  • danker
    danker CSN Member Posts: 1,276 Member
    #6
    port
    Great news I loved the day I gave up my port. Way to go!!!!
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  • janderson1964
    janderson1964 CSN Member Posts: 2,215 Member
    #7
    That is awesome. It is such
    That is awesome. It is such a feeling of freedom.
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  • marbleotis
    marbleotis CSN Member Posts: 721 Member
    #8
    Momof2plusteentwins said:

    Alice
    So happy for you, sounds like you are doing great. I can't wait to get rid of this port. I can't wear some shirts because it shows and sometimes it hurts when I lay a certain way. 5 more treatments to go and I am still doing full strength, thank you for being so positive and telling me you did it and that I could to. You really have helped me.
    Sandy :)

    You will get there
    Only 5 to go. That is on one hand. You can do it, then you will plan when your port comes out. It is a kind of great feeling.
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  • YoVita
    YoVita CSN Member Posts: 590 Member
    #9
    Congratulations!
    It's a great feeling to get rid of the port.
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  • christinecarl
    christinecarl CSN Member Posts: 544 Member
    #10
    Congrats
    I am so happy for you to get rid of it. My stuck out too and it made me self conscious, plus just seeing it every day was a constant reminder.

    Best of luck to you!
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