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Ports
Hi Dana,
Tricia is right. The techs often prefer not to deal with the ports. I am treated at the Dana Farber which has very hight ratings for a cancer treatment center. They have absolutely no problem using my regular port for mugas. They clean the port later with saline and heparin so I am not worried about the radioactive isotope or what they use staying in the port. Neverthelesss, they will not use my port for CT scans because there is a danger of the contrast plugging the port.
When I had to go to the hospital for my brain surgeries I stopped by the infusion center and had my port accessed. They still needed to use a vein but put in the needle after I was asleep.
Best wishes,
Barbara H.
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