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Sandra in GA · 10-14-2009, 01:49 PM

Chelee,
My power port is on my right side below the shoulder bone. My cancer was on the left and they had started reconctruction on the right. I had radiation on my left side and they radiated the superclavical nodes on that side also. I think that is why the put it on the right. The tube goes over my bone and into my jugular. It stayed sore and tender for a couple of months. Eventually that will fade and you won't feel it. Mine was inserted Sept. 9. 2008. A very dear friend of mine (we were born the same day!) made me a beautiful tourquise necklace for my birthday which was Sept. 10th. (The day I got my first chemo!) It has taken me almost a year to enjoy it. But now when I wear it, I always get compliments.

I hope to have mine removed around the first of the year. I only have two more treatments to go and my onc has given the OK to get rid of it.

Hang in there! It will get less tender and sore!

Sandra

10-14-2009, 01:49 PM	#11
Sandra in GA Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Moultrie, GA Posts: 431	Re: Who else has a Power Port? Chelee, My power port is on my right side below the shoulder bone. My cancer was on the left and they had started reconctruction on the right. I had radiation on my left side and they radiated the superclavical nodes on that side also. I think that is why the put it on the right. The tube goes over my bone and into my jugular. It stayed sore and tender for a couple of months. Eventually that will fade and you won't feel it. Mine was inserted Sept. 9. 2008. A very dear friend of mine (we were born the same day!) made me a beautiful tourquise necklace for my birthday which was Sept. 10th. (The day I got my first chemo!) It has taken me almost a year to enjoy it. But now when I wear it, I always get compliments. I hope to have mine removed around the first of the year. I only have two more treatments to go and my onc has given the OK to get rid of it. Hang in there! It will get less tender and sore! Sandra __________________ Diagnosed: 7/25/08 ~ age 63, no family history Surgery: 8/14/08 Bilateral mastectomy; tumor left breast, node dissection; right prophylactic with expanders: 1/12/10 latisimuss dorsi flap on left side: 9/22/10 implants in Pathology Report: ER/PR-; HER2+ (3+); Grade 3, StageIII; 3cm tumor plus 21/21 lymph nodes positive; 5cm DCIS Chemo: A/C; Taxol/Herceptin/Tykerb; phase II study at Mayo adding Tykerb for early stage Radiation: 25 rads Vaccine: Walter Reed GP2/AE37 vaccine study ~ last booster 9/17/2012