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Hi Victoria, having just finished H/T/C on a 26 weekly dose and having a porta cath since 2000 the side effects I got was yes hair loss caused by the Taxol, I had lost hair before on AC and Taxotere, I found that during the last 2 months of treatment I took Flaxseed Oil Capsules 1000mg 2 in morning 2 at night and my hair started to grow back while still having chemo but not on the arears that were previously radiated. Not everyone gets neuropthy, numbness in the fingertips and feet but I did, that was how I stumbled on the Flaxseed Oil caps trying to reverse it apart from that I had no problems. My Porta Cath was put in as a day surgery, it is connected to the Jugular Vein and you have to lay still and rested for a couple of hours after, not hard to handle, it was a little uncomfortable the first week but it is a foreign body just under the skin. Mine is prominent which the nurses love, I had 16 lymph glands removed so could only access my right arm for veins and they got pretty fried from the chemo. You only feel pressure when they insert the line which is similar to putting a thumb tack on the wall and that is it, they flush at the end with heperin to keep the vein clear and if not being used for chemo then it is flushed once a month. Blood tests can be taken via the porta cath but not things like nuclear dyes for CT scans as the pressure is too much for the apparatus which is usually made from titanium so you don't set off metal detectors. B12 is also recommended for numbing and Glucosomide which is advertised for arthritus, my physio lady told me that the Glucosomide takes about 3 months before it takes effect so it wasn't my imagination when I thought it wasn't working. I think that just about covers it, I was told they can stay in for up to 5 years but it there is no problems with it then who knows how long.
Love & Hugs Lyn
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