Double Ports
I am still trying to find my way around this website. I joined in Nov, but my learning curve was too small to comprehend my own illness. I am back, and I feel like I am learning so much about my own disease due to members sharing experiences.
I am curious as to how many of you might have a double port. Not knowing too much of anything when I started my journey w/ BC, the hospital installed a double port. After finishing 16 rounds of chemo and numerous herceptin treatments, I have not come across another BC patient with a double port. In fact, I am on my second port. There was a problem with the first one not working properly, and in Feb (5 months after starting chemo), they removed the first one and installed another double port. Some of the nurses in the Fusion area have told me that it probably was whatever the university wanted that day due to it is a teaching hospital.
Just curious if anybody else out there has a double and if there is really justification for the larger port. I had a mastectomy; however, I feel like my port is more noticeable because it is "out there" whereas the reconstructed boob is concealed behind a cup holder (bra).
Okay, I need some website help. What's the difference between a post and a new thread?
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- Diagnosis 06/06 - Stage II-A BC; BC was 2.5 cm, grade 2; ER/PR negative & HER-2/neu positive;
- Mastectomy w/ reconstruction (implant) in 09/06;lymph nodes - negative;
- AC/Cytoxin combo - 4 treatments (dose dense);
- Taxol/Herceptin combo- 12 weekly treatments;
- Completed chemo - 2/07; completed restruction 02/07; reduction of left breast.
- BRCA 1 and 2 negative - 6/15/07;DX high risk for distant recurrence
- MRI, 08/02/07 - NED
- 1 year Anniversary - 09/07; completed Herceptin 11/07.
- Mammo 02/14/08 - NED; MRI - 08/2008 - NED
- 2 year Anniversary - 09/08
- Mammo 02/09 - NED; MRI - 08/09 - NED
- 3rd year Anniversary - 09/09
- 5th Annivery - 09/2011 - NED
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