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Dear Maria, There is a cold spray they can use before the port is accessed, too. My expereince has been that having a port is a snap compared to the agony I (and the nurses!) used to go through trying a to find a vein. I don't even feel the stick with the huber needle, going in or coming out. It is absolutely a breeze! Mine has been in for two years now. I insist that the port be accessed for everything because I have only one small vein that can be accessed, and I tell them I am saving that for the EMT's. I recently had several heart tests at the hospital and I told them to use the port. They often will object because it takes a special needle and a nurse who knows how to use it. But when they said they couldn't use it I told them to get my clothes because I was going home. The nurse said "Would you really do that?" and I said "Yes, if you won't use my port". So they found a nurse and a needle and I praised them highly and thanked them profusely. Sometimes for special scans and for the MUGA they have to use a different process and can't use the port so they use my one vein, but that is rare. I now have the doctor be sure to put using the port on my chart so I don't have to argue with nurses. My port is all but invisible, totally painless and a tremendous blessing! I will be surprised if you don't feel the same way about yours after you get used to it! Hugs, Tricia
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