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adelay · 03-22-2010, 04:09 PM

Hi, I also have a port that was put in about two weeks after my initial surgery. It was a very easy procedure and I'm so glad I did it because it has made getting chemo and herceptin so much easier. I started chemo about 3 weeks after I had it put it but I'm not sure if there has to be a wait or not. My nurses gave me the numbing spray each time, I never had to ask for it. I'm still on herceptin until October but the way I understand it, they would remove the port a year from then. Good Luck and stay positive, I've finished AC and T and now I'm almost done with rads....yeah...you can do this!

03-22-2010, 04:09 PM	#4
adelay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Mechanicsburg, OH Posts: 109	Re: Trying to stay patient! Hi, I also have a port that was put in about two weeks after my initial surgery. It was a very easy procedure and I'm so glad I did it because it has made getting chemo and herceptin so much easier. I started chemo about 3 weeks after I had it put it but I'm not sure if there has to be a wait or not. My nurses gave me the numbing spray each time, I never had to ask for it. I'm still on herceptin until October but the way I understand it, they would remove the port a year from then. Good Luck and stay positive, I've finished AC and T and now I'm almost done with rads....yeah...you can do this!