Anyone with a Port that is Hard to Poke?
Has anyone encountered a problem with your port that is hard to poke with the needle. My Chemo Nurse poked it a few times unsuccessfully, a few weeks ago, and said it felt like poking cement. She had to poke it with a fresh needle in another spot.
I have had my port since October 2006. I hope it is not failing. My Onc didn't offer an explaination today. The Chemo Nurse, today, had to also poke it a lot harder than usual.
I went into our hot tub a few weeks ago -- one time since I have been diagnosed. The water was 101 degrees and I only stayed in for ten minutes. Boy, it sure felt good but I hope this did not screw my port up! Please comment.
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Susie Q - North San Diego
Diagnosis at Age 41 on 10/6/06
~3cm Invasive Ductal Carcinoma Left Breast Stage II
~ER+ 45% Moderate ~ PR+ 62% Strong
~HER2/neu +++
~Sentinel Node Biopsy - Negative Four Nodes
~BRAC1/BRAC2 Negative
~Neo-adjuvant Chemo:6 rounds-every Three
Weeks of Taxotere & Carboplatin & Herceptin
Weekly Completed on 2/7/2007
~Lumpectomy (after chemo) 3/12/2007
~Switched to Every 3-week Herceptin 3/21/2007 for nine more months.
~Radiation May through June 2007 (35 rads total)
~Hormone therapy Lupron Injections + Arimidex
~Lymphedema Challenged!
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