Re: Port pain question

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Yes when they missed and/or pulled it out without holding the port in place with their fingers. One nurse just gave a good yank one timewhen removing the needle without holding it. I think it was a thoughtless act, without any concerns for me. I let out such a yell, I scared her, and everyone in the place was looking. I had lots of port issues after that, but it still always worked like a charm. You can be sure after that time I was telling them, if they weren't going to hold it - "I WAS!!"

Sue

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I also had a groshon catheter. Worked well, I had to have it put it twice. The first one got infected and popped out.

Jeana

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I have a port-a-cath and have been using it every week with not too many problems. This week it was accessed for blood draw and chemo and I don't know what the nurse hit with the needle but it sent me into orbit it was so horridly painful. I couldnt' believe how baaaad it was ::::sniff, sob:::: It was almost as bad when they pulled the #*$~! needle out. If it's this bad again next week I am just going to discontinue the chemo. Has anyone had this experience? ~Amber

[Guest guest]

Hi Sue:

Yes when they missed and/or pulled it out without holding the port in place with their fingers. One nurse just gave a good yank one timewhen removing the needle without holding it. I think it was a thoughtless act, without any concerns for me. I let out such a yell, I scared her, and everyone in the place was looking. I had lots of port issues after that, but it still always worked like a charm. You can be sure after that time I was telling them, if they weren't going to hold it - "I WAS!!"

==>Thoughtless ain't the word for that. Glad you yelled good and loud. Maybe this oaf will take more care with her patients from now on out. I already do hold the port in place when they access it since I don't want them to rip out the stitching that holds it in place! Some of these health care workers shoudl be relegated to basement (morgue) duty where the patients can't be hurt. I have no idea what happened with me but the pain was absolutely horrific. Perhaps she hit a nerve? That's all I can think of. ~Amber

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I had a port put in 3 days before my chemo started. When they tried to

access it for blood work the day before chemo, it didn't work...the end

of the tube into the vein was sticking to the vein walls. I had to go

back into surgery to put a new port in on the morning of my 1st chemo,

then straight from recovery room to chemo appointment. I did have pain

on several occassions when they struck a nerve going in (even with the

spray-on deadener they used), and once the needle was yanked out

without them holding the port in place....OUCH! I had almost constant

achiness at the port site. Doctor wanted me to keep the port in for at

least a year after chemo, but I insisted he take it out 6 months after,

after a clear mammogram on the other side I still have aches at the

site and a pulling sensation, and it's been 5 years.

Stargazer wrote:

I have a port-a-cath and have been

using it every week with not too many problems. This week it was

accessed for blood draw and chemo and I don't know what the nurse hit

with the needle but it sent me into orbit it was so horridly painful. I

couldnt' believe how baaaad it was ::::sniff, sob:::: It was almost as

bad when they pulled the #*$~! needle out. If it's this bad again next

week I am just going to discontinue the chemo. Has anyone had this

experience? ~Amber

[Guest guest]

No need to stop the chemo. Many women get chemo without the ports. I had a groshon port in my chest wall.

I am a chicken for needles so it worked for me.

After I had it removed, six months after chemo, I had to have IV antibiotic infusion. without the port, I had to get STUCK everyday, but I reached a point where it was not bad. That went on for nine weeks, everyday!

Nalbandian wrote:

I had a port put in 3 days before my chemo started. When they tried to access it for blood work the day before chemo, it didn't work...the end of the tube into the vein was sticking to the vein walls. I had to go back into surgery to put a new port in on the morning of my 1st chemo, then straight from recovery room to chemo appointment. I did have pain on several occassions when they struck a nerve going in (even with the spray-on deadener they used), and once the needle was yanked out without them holding the port in place....OUCH! I had almost constant achiness at the port site. Doctor wanted me to keep the port in for at least a year after chemo, but I insisted he take it out 6 months after, after a clear mammogram on the other side I still have aches at the site and a pulling sensation, and it's been 5

years.Stargazer wrote:

I have a port-a-cath and have been using it every week with not too many problems. This week it was accessed for blood draw and chemo and I don't know what the nurse hit with the needle but it sent me into orbit it was so horridly painful. I couldnt' believe how baaaad it was ::::sniff, sob:::: It was almost as bad when they pulled the #*$~! needle out. If it's this bad again next week I am just going to discontinue the chemo. Has anyone had this experience? ~Amber

[Guest guest]

<<No need to stop the chemo. Many women get chemo without the ports. I had a groshon port in my chest wall.>>

==>I haven't heard of these but will check them out.

<<I am a chicken for needles so it worked for me.>

>==>I'm not bothered by them, I just have only 1 useable vein left!

<<After I had it removed, six months after chemo, I had to have IV antibiotic infusion. without the port, I had to get STUCK everyday, but I reached a point where it was not bad. That went on for nine weeks, everyday!>>

==>Oh my gosh - I hurt just reading this. Why didn't they just hook you up to an IVAC? That was my saving grace for chemo the last time I went thru this, but that chemo disintegrated all my veins :-(

~Amber

Nalbandian wrote:

I had a port put in 3 days before my chemo started. When they tried to access it for blood work the day before chemo, it didn't work...the end of the tube into the vein was sticking to the vein walls. I had to go back into surgery to put a new port in on the morning of my 1st chemo, then straight from recovery room to chemo appointment. I did have pain on several occassions when they struck a nerve going in (even with the spray-on deadener they used), and once the needle was yanked out without them holding the port in place....OUCH! I had almost constant achiness at the port site. Doctor wanted me to keep the port in for at least a year after chemo, but I insisted he take it out 6 months after, after a clear mammogram on the other side I still have aches at the site and a pulling sensation, and it's been 5 years.Stargazer wrote:

I have a port-a-cath and have been using it every week with not too many problems. This week it was accessed for blood draw and chemo and I don't know what the nurse hit with the needle but it sent me into orbit it was so horridly painful. I couldnt' believe how baaaad it was ::::sniff, sob:::: It was almost as bad when they pulled the #*$~! needle out. If it's this bad again next week I am just going to discontinue the chemo. Has anyone had this experience? ~Amber

[Guest guest]

ooohhh! yes, they can get infected.stmpcrzy@... wrote:

I also had a groshon catheter. Worked well, I had to have it put it twice. The first one got infected and popped out. Jeana

[Guest guest]

Ouch! I am sorry.

ren