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Chelee · 10-04-2009, 05:39 PM

Thanks for all the replies at...sounds like this is the most common way to place a port. The first time around it was in my arm and I have to admit that was much more comfortable to me. I hate this at the moment...the front and back of the left side of my neck hurts. I'm sure it's from where the Radiologist ran (JAMMED) the catheter up there. lol It still hurts to turn my neck or if I have to look up for something....but I'm sure it will get better soon.

The Radiologist was mumbling something while he was placing the port to me. Something about how "they" (Whoever they are?) won't like that it's on the left side??? And something about the direction and connection to the heart. (I wish I knew what he was talking about...has me worried.) What's wrong with putting it on the left side? The right side was my cancer side and I did have a SNB...so what's the problem? Anyone have a clue? What side it your power port on?

Chelee

10-04-2009, 05:39 PM	#6
Chelee Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern, CA Posts: 2,511	Re: Who else has a Power Port? Thanks for all the replies at...sounds like this is the most common way to place a port. The first time around it was in my arm and I have to admit that was much more comfortable to me. I hate this at the moment...the front and back of the left side of my neck hurts. I'm sure it's from where the Radiologist ran (JAMMED) the catheter up there. lol It still hurts to turn my neck or if I have to look up for something....but I'm sure it will get better soon. The Radiologist was mumbling something while he was placing the port to me. Something about how "they" (Whoever they are?) won't like that it's on the left side??? And something about the direction and connection to the heart. (I wish I knew what he was talking about...has me worried.) What's wrong with putting it on the left side? The right side was my cancer side and I did have a SNB...so what's the problem? Anyone have a clue? What side it your power port on? Chelee __________________ DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes. Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs. Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06 Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07 3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07 9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV. 9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa 9-29-09 Power Port Placement 10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head. 11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed 12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa. 3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed. 4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone. 5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy. Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time. 7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.