Hi Haralee. Boy do I know what you mean. I did have a port installed, but it was not done properly. So I went through all my chemos with them having trouble accessing the port. I was green and didn't know better, then I had my fill of it all. When they sent me to have blood drawn from my right arm. ( I also had surgery on my left side). By the time they finished digging, looking for blood, I was ready to kill. It hurt so bad, I was shaking all over. I had no veins to get blood from. At that point, I made up my mind, I will not do that one more time and I will have my port redone, or they would never get rid of me. They did redo finally after they acknowledged that it was put in wrong the first time. I have never had another problem. A port is a Godsend. Now I only have to have it flushed every 6-7 weeks. No pain. I will keep that port as long as I live. I am 66 yrs old, so chances are, that will not be a problem. I feel for you. I also, with no hesitation, will be getting a medical ID bracelet. If you can still get a port, don't be afraid, just look at one and talk to someone that has one. I wouldn't change that, now that it works. Don't be afraid. Keep up the healthy checkup. I just had my first 6 month checkup last week and all is good. Here's to you and all our sisters.
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Hi Haralee. Boy do I know what you mean. I did have a port installed, but it was not done properly. So I went through all my chemos with them having trouble accessing the port. I was green and didn't know better, then I had my fill of it all. When they sent me to have blood drawn from my right arm. ( I also had surgery on my left side). By the time they finished digging, looking for blood, I was ready to kill. It hurt so bad, I was shaking all over. I had no veins to get blood from. At that point, I made up my mind, I will not do that one more time and I will have my port redone, or they would never get rid of me. They did redo finally after they acknowledged that it was put in wrong the first time. I have never had another problem. A port is a Godsend. Now I only have to have it flushed every 6-7 weeks. No pain. I will keep that port as long as I live. I am 66 yrs old, so chances are, that will not be a problem. I feel for you. I also, with no hesitation, will be getting a medical ID bracelet. If you can still get a port, don't be afraid, just look at one and talk to someone that has one. I wouldn't change that, now that it works. Don't be afraid. Keep up the healthy checkup. I just had my first 6 month checkup last week and all is good. Here's to you and all our sisters.
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