[Ruth]

I must say that I am glad that they didn't show me how long the port would extend in my vein until I had gotten my "happy cocktail" and was telling all the male techs and Dr.'s that they were all so cute...what got into me I have no idea :-)!

It is a scary thing but I was so happy to have it. I survived 3 treatments of dose dense A/C without it when the 4th treatment I was stuck 4 times due to rolling veins & I realized that it was for the birds. My favorite nurse actually started crying when they couldn't get a vein for me to work. She was so worried that something would happen and I'd get permanent tissue damage. At the office now if a patient gets A/C they must have a port or they won't give it.

Hang in there ~ it really is not a bad thing to have!

Ruth