It sounds like it’s becoming a little easier now and that’s great!
My port wasn’t painful but it did hurt sometimes but mostly it’s just annoying especially when on my stomach. I don’t have much body fat in that part of my body so it was very obvious but I would make the same decision today. 5 months of them trying to find a vein was not appealing. I ended up using it for other things as well like a medicine to boost red blood cell numbers and a hydration boost. I’m now on Kisquli and need blood draws until my blood numbers level out.
So as you can see it’s much more practical to have the port.
Hang in there, we are all here for you! As I have heard said many times, we all are in a club we never wanted to join. 😔🫶