Thank you sharing this info as I'm getting my port placed this Fri, March 22. I was getting blood drawn recently, the nurse told me her mother had a port and said it hurt everytime she had an infusion, that really put some fear in me as I thought the "port" was to "replace" the needles...as my last surgery, 5 veins were blown!
I have very thin skin, prayerfully, I won't experience alot of discomfort. I have heard that "lidocaine cream" put over the skin at least an before an infusion helps take away the sting/burning...anyone heard of this??