[rinaina]

I have very small and very superficial veins that collapse so easily. For my first chemo treatment the onc nurse tried twice to access a vein and failed and they have a two time rule at the office so another nurse tried and was able to get it. For my second treatment they were unable to keep a vein open long enough to administer my chemo drugs so that day I only had the premeds, what a waste. They scheduled a port for the next day, which I had warned them from the beginning that I would need but they wanted to try without first. I had the port placed without a problem on the underside of my lower arm just below the bend in my elbow and then had my 2nd treatment the same day. I have had no problems with the port at all and I am thrilled not to be a pin cushion. I will keep the port throughout my herceptin tx which just began last Thursday. Hopefully I will continue to not have any problems with it.