[Chelee]

Hi AlaskaAngel, They don't want to put a port in my chest because of some rib abnormalities I have. Congenital... I have some under-developed ribs and they are more afraid that they might puncture a lung on me. That's why they were against it.

Since I posted about my port. I called today and the oncologist had me come in...and she said the results of the doppler says NO clots...that its fine. (Relief!)

However...since I was there...I asked why it is getting slightly swollen...kind of a big large puffy place that runs about two inches or more where the tube is under the skin. Its getting bigger every day...plus it HURTS! (And I don't mean the actually port its self....I mean the tubing under the skin is what hurts.) Its black and blue...and I have pain around that entire area. From the TOP of that shoulder down to the bend of my elbow...its killing me! The oncologist looked at it and said "Yes...I DO see it...but if you put your arm down to your side...it doesn't look too bad."


HELLO DOCTOR...WHAT THE HECK does that got to do with anything!!! The week prior to this...it was RED & WARM to touch. So I showed them and requested keflex before it got too infected! It did get rid of the reddess and heat. (That tells me right there something was starting to flare up back then!)


But now that the reddess is gone...its swelling up. But the doppler says its fine....but I know in my GUT...its not. My entire family knows what it looked like from day one...they have all seen how large and swollen its getting. (But I guess no one cares EXCEPT my infusion nurse.) She truly seems concerned. She even went behind my back today to go talk to my doctor. She found out the same thing I did...they don't care. My infusion nurse KNOWS what it USE to look like...and how bad it is now. But I have ran out of things to do. The doppler says its fine...so I am just WRONG and crazy like always.

And these people wonder why I don't believe them or trust them. ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!