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Old 08-18-2008, 11:48 AM   #13
DanaRT
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It'll get better. There are days I forget I have a port and then I move just right and can feel it. I have a love/hate relationship with my port. Mostly I love it because it makes treatments so much easier. It bothers me at times when I lay on my left side--"port side"--ha!

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Diagnosed - Nov. 2, 2007 at 45
Lumpectomy - Nov. 13, 2007
Tumor 1.2 cm
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