Port

2ndxyvonne
2ndxyvonne Member Posts: 41
in Breast Cancer #1

Getting a port Dec. 6, Dr. says it's a little triangle purple thing.  Had my echo Thursday, guess I have to get those every 3 months while doing chemo.  I am taking time off for the next week, just been running from the hospital, surgeons, onco. and to tests for the last month.  I just needed time to process everything that's been thrown at me this last month.

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  • sk23new
    sk23new Member Posts: 15 Member
    #2
    port

    yes the testing does seem to go on forever! as far as the port goes - the surgical procedure is short & sweet & just like they said (for once) i hardly know it's there. The little tube that runs from the port to your vien is a little freaky at first but that settles down as well. 

    Going in for my 4th cycle of chemo this week. Diagnosed in July with Lobular cancer of the left breast - mastectomy - lymphnoid involvement - will have 6 cycles chemo/herceptin - 6 cycles more herceptin - reconstruction & 6 wks radiation.

    It is a LOT to process & it certainly takes over yor life! let me know how it's going! you are not alone!!!

    sk23new

  • GMcD
    GMcD Member Posts: 134
    #3
    sk23new said:

    port

    yes the testing does seem to go on forever! as far as the port goes - the surgical procedure is short & sweet & just like they said (for once) i hardly know it's there. The little tube that runs from the port to your vien is a little freaky at first but that settles down as well. 

    Going in for my 4th cycle of chemo this week. Diagnosed in July with Lobular cancer of the left breast - mastectomy - lymphnoid involvement - will have 6 cycles chemo/herceptin - 6 cycles more herceptin - reconstruction & 6 wks radiation.

    It is a LOT to process & it certainly takes over yor life! let me know how it's going! you are not alone!!!

    sk23new

    Hi.  So sorry you need it but

    Hi.  So sorry you need it but the port will make teatment a lot easier for you, in my opinion.  I never had any problems with insertion or removable.  Best wishes and lots of prayers coming you way.

  • Rague
    Rague Member Posts: 3,653 Member
    #4
    Love my port!

    In my opinion, a port is the only way to do chemo.  I had great veins so wanted to preserve the one set I'd have left after surgery so it only made sense to me.  Still have them after I did 4 DD A/C before surgery and 12 Taxol post surgery with my port.

    My port was put in Aug. '09 and is still in.  To me, I 'see' it as my little 'soldier' standing guard duty.  It's there to keep the 'monster' from attacking again.  But if it should try to attack again, the sentury is ready for battle.  Yeah I know that's a strange/childish way to look at it but so far it's 'worked' - I'm still NED 4+ yrs since IBC DX

  • coco2008
    coco2008 Member Posts: 418
    #5
    Rague said:

    Love my port!

    In my opinion, a port is the only way to do chemo.  I had great veins so wanted to preserve the one set I'd have left after surgery so it only made sense to me.  Still have them after I did 4 DD A/C before surgery and 12 Taxol post surgery with my port.

    My port was put in Aug. '09 and is still in.  To me, I 'see' it as my little 'soldier' standing guard duty.  It's there to keep the 'monster' from attacking again.  But if it should try to attack again, the sentury is ready for battle.  Yeah I know that's a strange/childish way to look at it but so far it's 'worked' - I'm still NED 4+ yrs since IBC DX

    Had my port put in in June of

    Had my port put in in June of this year.  After chemo and bilateral mastectomy I told onco I wanted to leave it in. My veins are awful and it's so much easier than getting stabbed over and over to get a vein.

    Good luck and prayers in your journey.

    Sandy

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