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Mary Jo · 08-14-2006, 08:00 AM

Hello,

I, like you, did not want a port and my oncologist was fine with it. She said it should go fine without but if the "chemo ladies" had trouble I could get one. I started my chemo Aug. 24, 2005 (dx stage 2A or B - er/pr neg. her2neu pos). I did the dose dense chemo AC/Taxol (every 2 weeks treatment) - for a total of 8 treatments. I started my herceptin when taxol started (mid Oct) and will finish with that on Oct. 11. YIPEE. (chemo finished on Nov. 30th) So far no trouble finding a vein ~ although it's not
QUITE as easy as before but still usually finds the vein the first time.

God Bless everyone,

marejo

08-14-2006, 08:00 AM	#19
Mary Jo Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sheboygan, WI Posts: 2,582	I did not have a prot Hello, I, like you, did not want a port and my oncologist was fine with it. She said it should go fine without but if the "chemo ladies" had trouble I could get one. I started my chemo Aug. 24, 2005 (dx stage 2A or B - er/pr neg. her2neu pos). I did the dose dense chemo AC/Taxol (every 2 weeks treatment) - for a total of 8 treatments. I started my herceptin when taxol started (mid Oct) and will finish with that on Oct. 11. YIPEE. (chemo finished on Nov. 30th) So far no trouble finding a vein ~ although it's not QUITE as easy as before but still usually finds the vein the first time. God Bless everyone, marejo