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astrid · 03-28-2007, 09:10 AM

I did not know you could get a small port. I have a non heparin port on my left side that is noticeable only when I wear a bathing suit, but I do not care. Funny, when we went to Moorea last year a Tahitian girl asked me if it was a pacemaker so I explained what it was. It does not bother me at all to discuss it. My port has been wonderful, I HATE needles in the veins, can’t even watch it on Gray’s anatomy so the port is great. I will miss it when it goes.

03-28-2007, 09:10 AM	#8
astrid Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Central North Carolina, USA Posts: 112	I did not know you could get a small port. I have a non heparin port on my left side that is noticeable only when I wear a bathing suit, but I do not care. Funny, when we went to Moorea last year a Tahitian girl asked me if it was a pacemaker so I explained what it was. It does not bother me at all to discuss it. My port has been wonderful, I HATE needles in the veins, can’t even watch it on Gray’s anatomy so the port is great. I will miss it when it goes. __________________ DX 11/14/05, Stage 1C, Her2+ 3.4, ER+, PR+, K167 23%, Node Negative, MX0, Grade 3, 1.8CM, Lumpectomy 12/7/05; 6 rounds dense dose Taxol bi-weekly, 35 radiation, 1 year Herceptin, & Tamoxifen ongoing.