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caya · 10-02-2012, 08:51 AM

Hi Joanne,

My port flipped for my first chemo - it had been placed in a few days before, and the same thing happened to me that happened to you - the nurse could not penetrate it (luckily I did not feel the numerous needles as I had applied EMLA cream - lidocaine in the States).
They sent me down to the day surgery and squeezed me in for the "reflip" - I was lucky the surgeon who had initially inserted it was able just to freeze me and flip it back. I remember apologizing to him, thinking I had done something wrong, but he said not to worry, it happens occasionally -

Never had a problem after that.

all the best
caya

10-02-2012, 08:51 AM	#5
caya Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Thornhill, Ontario Canada Posts: 2,320	Re: Port Flipped Hi Joanne, My port flipped for my first chemo - it had been placed in a few days before, and the same thing happened to me that happened to you - the nurse could not penetrate it (luckily I did not feel the numerous needles as I had applied EMLA cream - lidocaine in the States). They sent me down to the day surgery and squeezed me in for the "reflip" - I was lucky the surgeon who had initially inserted it was able just to freeze me and flip it back. I remember apologizing to him, thinking I had done something wrong, but he said not to worry, it happens occasionally - Never had a problem after that. all the best caya __________________ ER90%+/PR 50%+/HER 2+ 1.7 cm and 1.0 cm. Stage 1, grade 2, Node Negative (16 nodes tested) MRM Dec.18/06 3 x FEC, 3 x Taxotere Herceptin - every 3 weeks for a year, finished May 8/08 Tamoxifen - 2 1/2 years Femara - Jan. 1, 2010 - July 18, 2012 BRCA1/BRCA2 Negative Dignosed 10/16/06, age 48 , premenopausal Mild lymphedema diagnosed June 2009 - breast surgeon and lymph. therapist think it's completely reversible - hope so. Reclast infusion January 2012 Oopherectomy October 2013 15 Years NED!!