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Hi Ruth, I struggled with the same issue when I finished my year of Herceptin and decided to leave my port in. It's been over 18 months now since my treatment ended (3 years since original dx) and I still have my port in. I still have blood tests and meet with the onc. every 3 months and decided that it is worth it to me to keep it in even though it's unsightly because the nurses have such a hard time drawing blood from my arm vein..at least with my port I know they will only need to do one needle stick and they will get the blood they need right away. Also, I hate to admit that I'm somewhat superstitious in thinking that as soon as I have my port taken out, that's when I will have a recurrence and need to have it put back in. Would love to hear from others who have kept their ports in as long as or longer then me, or from those who had it taken out and continue to be NED...-Audrey
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