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Hi, I one who's had a few problems with my port(s), but I wouldn't go back to using my veins for all the tea in China! They really took a hit from chemos, and I want to save them for emergencies.
The problems with my port had to due with the vein that's accessed for the port catheter. It travels between the clavicle and shoulder juncture, and can be "pinched off" when there's movement. Apparently, I have a narrow juncture and the vein tended to pinch off when the nurses would try to infuse or draw blood. My surgeon has finally solved the problem by bypassing the clavicle juncture and using a vein in the shoulder, which is somewhat smaller than the preferred vein, but has caused no problems whatsoever. It's worked beautifully every time, and I've had it now for a year and a half.
As far as your question on whether or not you can know for sure if the lymph nodes were positive if your wife has chemo first, that I do not know. Good question though. What does the onc say?
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Lolly
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