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Any Arm Port Info?
I had an arm port placed last week in my upper arm, toward the front. I had my last chemo without and my veins are shot. My onc thought it was a good idea for the remaining 4 Adria/10 Herc.
A couple of questions - it sticks out like a gum ball under my arm skin - is that typical? Looks bizarre. And doesn't it hurt when they use it? I would think the initial needle poke would hurt as it looks huge. I've heard a few people use numbing cream? Any other ideas?
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11/19/10 Identified swollen lymph node
1/24/11 Mammogram showed microcalcifications - no mass
2/4/11 Diagnosed ER/PR- HER2+++
2/23/11 Began TCH protocol every 21 days 6x
5/23/11 Ultrasound of originally diseased lymph node shows normal
7/25/11 Lymph node dissection - 8 of 14 show disease
7/29/11 Double mastectomy with reconstruction (expanders)
8/29/11 Begin follow up chemo - Adriamycin 4 treatments every 2 weeks and Xeloda. Self inject Nupogen shots
1/6/12 6 weeks of Radiation finished
2/13/12 Last Herceptin/remove port
3/27/12 PET/Brain Scan NED :)
8/15/12 Final reconstruction - hello nipples, good bye expanders
9/14/12 Rejected implant/infection. Implant removed
5/6/13 Latissumis Dorsi surgery left side with expander
PS - my photo was taken 5 days after my double mastectomy surgery and 6 weeks after my TCH was completed
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