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Re: Who else has a Power Port?
Chelee,
My power port is on my right side below the shoulder bone. My cancer was on the left and they had started reconctruction on the right. I had radiation on my left side and they radiated the superclavical nodes on that side also. I think that is why the put it on the right. The tube goes over my bone and into my jugular. It stayed sore and tender for a couple of months. Eventually that will fade and you won't feel it. Mine was inserted Sept. 9. 2008. A very dear friend of mine (we were born the same day!) made me a beautiful tourquise necklace for my birthday which was Sept. 10th. (The day I got my first chemo!) It has taken me almost a year to enjoy it. But now when I wear it, I always get compliments.
I hope to have mine removed around the first of the year. I only have two more treatments to go and my onc has given the OK to get rid of it.
Hang in there! It will get less tender and sore!
Sandra
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Diagnosed: 7/25/08 ~ age 63, no family history
Surgery: 8/14/08 Bilateral mastectomy; tumor left breast, node dissection; right prophylactic with expanders: 1/12/10 latisimuss dorsi flap on left side: 9/22/10 implants in
Pathology Report: ER/PR-; HER2+ (3+); Grade 3, StageIII; 3cm tumor plus 21/21 lymph nodes positive; 5cm DCIS
Chemo: A/C; Taxol/Herceptin/Tykerb; phase II study at Mayo adding Tykerb for early stage
Radiation: 25 rads
Vaccine: Walter Reed GP2/AE37 vaccine study ~ last booster 9/17/2012
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