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Caligal,
I had my port installed at UVA which is a teaching hospital. I woke up with a double port. Being a newbie, I didn't questioned why I had a double port for several months. A double port is, of course, slightly larger. When I finally asked why I, unlike the majority of the patients, have a double port, I was told "Oh, it is probably what they were teaching that day." I wish I knew that was the plan as my port is slightly larger, and I would have preferred a single port. I may have been one out of 100, who knows, but if I had to do it all over again, I'd make sure I was getting the single unless my Onc had a reason for it. So ask...
Louise
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- Diagnosis 06/06 - Stage II-A BC; BC was 2.5 cm, grade 2; ER/PR negative & HER-2/neu positive;
- Mastectomy w/ reconstruction (implant) in 09/06;lymph nodes - negative;
- AC/Cytoxin combo - 4 treatments (dose dense);
- Taxol/Herceptin combo- 12 weekly treatments;
- Completed chemo - 2/07; completed restruction 02/07; reduction of left breast.
- BRCA 1 and 2 negative - 6/15/07;DX high risk for distant recurrence
- MRI, 08/02/07 - NED
- 1 year Anniversary - 09/07; completed Herceptin 11/07.
- Mammo 02/14/08 - NED; MRI - 08/2008 - NED
- 2 year Anniversary - 09/08
- Mammo 02/09 - NED; MRI - 08/09 - NED
- 3rd year Anniversary - 09/09
- 5th Annivery - 09/2011 - NED
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