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Should I get a port?

Gynecologic Cancers | Last Active: Apr 17 2:18am | Replies (87)
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@hlthcr2000 Will you let me know if the pain subsides over the next few days? Also, did the comments here help you to decide what to do and what to expect? Did you have light anesthesia?

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hlthcr2000 | @hlthcr2000 | Mar 11 8:07pm

@naturegirl5 it’s about 30 hours after insertion and still really uncomfortable. When you see what they do, it’s not surprising.
Comments here were my primary source of info- not my doc or his nurse except when I was in the waiting room and another RN stopped by with an educational folder with an actual
Port. IMO the port should be introduced right after diagnosis along with lots of info. After a D & c, then a hysterectomy, who wants another surgery?

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hlthcr2000 | @hlthcr2000 | Mar 11 8:12pm

@naturegirl5 I neglected to answer your question about anesthesia. “Moderate anesthesia.” I was completely out. I would definitely not call it light sedation.

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