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Old 10-28-2006, 11:05 AM   #15
Christine
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Port caths

Vicki
Port-Caths are usually put in for 2 reasons. First to protect your veins from harm from the more toxic chemos, but also to have easy access to get the vein for blood tests prior to chemo infusion. Difficulty in finding your veins make it an easy for both you and the nure tto get the job done, usually w/o problems.
Hope you are doing well.
Hugs, Christine
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