Port removal

bibliophile

https://csn.cancer.org/discussion/comment/1723089#Comment_1723089

Update: I guess the "just in case" wasn't just idle words. Even after my lung met removal came back with clean margins, 3 month scans showed new spread to peritoneum and abdominal lymph node. Started chemo again last week. Guess it's a good thing I didn't get it removed. 😞

bibliophile

https://csn.cancer.org/discussion/comment/1723569#Comment_1723569

Congrats! That's terrific!

bangle

Wonderful, I am glad you had it removed. One thing that happened to me is some scar tissue. They didn't tell me to massage the area where the port was, I had like a hard lump in the beginning. With some advise from this site I did start doing that when it healed

mak1970

https://csn.cancer.org/discussion/comment/1723570#Comment_1723570

I am so sorry that this happened to you. Please stay strong and I will pray for you.❤️

Pomona

My last chemo treatment was Oct 2024 (getting close to one year) and I still have my port. My oncologist did say initial that the port should stay for now. But she didn't mention any kind of timeline. So these posts have been very informative for me. I go to the doctors office every 5 to 6 weeks to flush the port plus do a blood draw.

mak1970

Does the port flush hurt?

Pomona

https://csn.cancer.org/discussion/comment/1724120#Comment_1724120

The port flush itself doesn't hurt. Once the port is activated, small amount of saline is injected. Then the blood draw. Finish with a little saline again and then Heparin. Port deactivated.

But I do always say YES to the numbing spray if its handy.😉