@charlotte12 I thought by now you might see some posts from other members of our support group. I'll make a note of some of our members and tag them in another post.

I did talk with my nurse friend today. She said that the bruising you experience and the superficial blood clots are somewhat expected given that the chemotherapy is administered through IV catheter. Her experience with chemotherapy infusion is that the majority of her patients had ports and so did not have the experience you describe. She also said that of the nurses she worked with many of them had been working in the infusion center for many years and like your nurses were very skilled at their work. Her co-workers were also empathic and listened carefully to their patients' worries and hoped that you were receiving that also. So, I'm sorry that my friend did not have any suggestions that might be helpful for you for your upcoming chemotherapy.