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KRISS · 03-28-2007, 02:02 PM

I have a power port. Asked about the pas port but surgeon said no for me. I went directly from the port insertion to my first chemo. That was great. I was still a little loopy from the surgery so chemo flew by. Also if you wait a few after insertion before your first chemo it may still be tender. Even with the cream one of our sisters sitting next to me at chemo last week said it really hurt. She had her port put in 4 days earlier. Even with all that, it is the way to go especially if you are going to do Herceptin. Good luck

03-28-2007, 02:02 PM	#10
KRISS Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: WHITESTOWN IN Posts: 148	I have a power port. Asked about the pas port but surgeon said no for me. I went directly from the port insertion to my first chemo. That was great. I was still a little loopy from the surgery so chemo flew by. Also if you wait a few after insertion before your first chemo it may still be tender. Even with the cream one of our sisters sitting next to me at chemo last week said it really hurt. She had her port put in 4 days earlier. Even with all that, it is the way to go especially if you are going to do Herceptin. Good luck __________________ DX IDC AT 42 12/7/06 2.2CM STAGE I GRADE 2 NODE NEG PARTIAL 12/18/06 HER2+ /ER+(75%) PR+(5%) 4 DD AC CHEMO STARTING 1/10/07 4 DD Taxol Starting 3/5/07 1year weekly Herceptin starting 3/5/07 finished 2/18/08 changed to every 3 weeks 4/23/07 completed 33 radiation treatments 7/6/07 TAH and BSO 9/24/07 start Femarra 10/8/07 Started Neritinib trial 12/14/09