Thread: Port to stay in
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Old 01-05-2007, 01:53 PM   #11
Linda2
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Location: Millstadt, IL
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I wonder why some ports didn't work. A few women that were getting infusions when I did had to lie down, stand up or whatever to draw blood.

Is the actual wire in your neck vein? They never told me how the port actually works, just the risk factors.
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DX 6/2005
Stage IIA, Grade I
ER/PR +, HER2 +++
Lumpectomy on Left breast 7/2005
No lymph nodes involved
4 cycles of A/C
12 weekly doses Taxol and Herceptin
33 Rads
Herceptin for one year ended 12/2006
Femara for 5 years
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