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Dear Kris,
I believe the patch that Chelee is referring to is called Tegaderm.I had an external port originally (subclavian catheter) and had to keep it "dressed" 24/7. The coverings for that were sold to me by the medical supply dept. at MDAnderson (who implanted cath w only alocal anesthetic). When I ran short my local pharmacy sold me the Tegaderm which was trickier to work with (like saran wrap w glue!) but did thejob as afr as keeping cath dry and clean.
I had that removed in June 0f 2005 and replaced with an implanted port (BARD) which I still have (hopefullythey will give me the go ahead in June to remove!). I FORGET that its there, REALLY! I have been fortunate to not have had one single problem (knock wood) and have never had to cover itto protect it. I am just sorry I didnt know to ask about a pediatric sized port as I have no extra "meat" on my chest to pad it.
I hope your experience w a port is as noneventful as mine!
Marcia
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