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Placing the port--Use a marker!
I want to add that it is easy to make sure that the port does not go under the bra strap. Take a Sharpie permanent (it washes off) marker and mark where your bar straps are with your bra on. I did it right as I was undressing for surgery. One of the nurses had suggested it.
I had day surgery. I have good veins, but the IV's affected the nerve in my arm. I hated the IV's and blood draws. I had trouble moving around, going to the restroom, etc. wtih all the tubs hanging out. Now I can take a walk if I want to! Well, not outside.
My port sticks out and the line over the port shows. I, for the most part, ignore it but if getting dressed up, try to cover it like with a scarf. The tubbing rubs the seatbelt and bothers me when I drive. (It is on the left side, cancer on the right) But so far, I think the positive out-weighs the negatives.
Wishing you the best,
Janet
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