Port

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Trisha

My best friend had breast cancer seven years ago and I sort of went

through it with her. She had a port and did well with it.

Myself, I have veins that don't show up very well and they

sometimes have to poke 2-3 times to get a good vein. That includes

the anesthesiologist who put me under for the lumpectomy. Dr L is

a gorgeous hunk about 30 years old.....Sorry, I still love to see

hunky men.......and he tried my hand first and then went to a vein

near my wrist. It worked!!! So I will be asking about a port or

PICC. I will have IVs once a week for two weeks and blood tests

for two weeks when I'm not getting chemo. That is the resting

period I guess. I do have questions about taking blood to test

every week....Does anyone know if a port or a PICC would be helpful

for that. Maybe I will Google those to check this out.

So unless you have veins like mine that are deep and sometimes

squirm out of the way of a needle, I'm not sure what the advantage

of a port is.

Sorry to hear of the pain, June. I will be praying for you.

Janet