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Should I get a port?
Should I get a port? I'm prescribed 6 infusions: taxol, carbo, and Trastuzumab. The port is a last minute decision...the person who is responsible for guiding me is out of the office all next week so I need to decide with very little info!
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Appreciate the reply. You’re in the minority- I succumbed and got the port. It’s uncomfortable at night. I’m glad you seem to be doing so well without it!
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2 ReactionsThe port is great if you have recurrent disease. If you’re only a first timer, I agree. It would be a little overwhelming. Wait and see …
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1 ReactionGlad you got the port! You’ll probably have some discomfort for a while; it took some time for scar tissue to harden around mine. However, the twinges weren’t too bad and two years out I don’t even know I have it. Like many of us, I am receiving maintenance infusions every three weeks, so I am grateful for it. Use the lidocaine an hour and a half in advance, cover it with a bandaid, and you won’t feel the needle prick. Hugs!
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4 ReactionsSo kind of you to follow up! Yes, 4 weeks out it’s still uncomfortable. I’m still not comfortable sleeping on that side. I garden a lot and - for example- reach with pruners- and it definitely lets me know it’s there. But on infusion day I love that it’s there! So to anyone else making the decision- it’s not simple but people like you really help!