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SusanV · 09-03-2006, 06:03 PM

Hello Friends,

I made a decision last week to go ahead and have a port put in. Due to the Labor Day holiday, I will have my first chemo treatment on 9-5 without the port. It will be put in before my second treatment in three weeks. In the meantime, My husband ran into a woman at work who is also Her 2+ and had finished her treatments. She showed him the scar from her port, which hubby said was "significant." I really want to have the port done, but hubby asked that I post to my "friends" to see what you guys think.

I had my first muga with a blood draw, and the two injections for that plus the blood draw all from my left arm...really hurt.

09-03-2006, 06:03 PM	#1
SusanV Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: PA Posts: 188	to Port or not to Port...that is the Question Hello Friends, I made a decision last week to go ahead and have a port put in. Due to the Labor Day holiday, I will have my first chemo treatment on 9-5 without the port. It will be put in before my second treatment in three weeks. In the meantime, My husband ran into a woman at work who is also Her 2+ and had finished her treatments. She showed him the scar from her port, which hubby said was "significant." I really want to have the port done, but hubby asked that I post to my "friends" to see what you guys think. I had my first muga with a blood draw, and the two injections for that plus the blood draw all from my left arm...really hurt. __________________ Susan V - Pittsburgh PA DX Age 37 on August 3, 2006 Stage 1 Grade 3 ER/PR + (Highly Positive) Her 2 +++ 1.3 & 1.2 tumors right breast node negative lumpectomy 8-15-06 A/C Began 9-5-06 Finished A/C 11/6/06 Port Placement 9-15-06 Negative Test for BRAC1 & BRAC2 10-25-06 Began Tamoxofin November 21, 2006 First Herceptin November 27, 2006 Continues every 3 Weeks First Radiation Treatment December 11, 2006 35 Rads Completed Final Herceptin Treatment November 12, 2007 Port Removal November 19, 2007 Living Life to the Fullest !!