Port Placement

[patz64]

Hi Lisa,
I had the port re-checked this morning. They said it looks good. She said if it was infected that it would be red going up my neck, but it's just red and swollen around the port, and a bit tender to the touch just above it. I was told to ice it every hour and take motrin, and if it still really hurts in a few days to come back again. Right now it's not too bad, but on the way to the hospital, every time the car hit a bump or pothole, it hurt like hell! I would say my pain tolerance is about average. But I am very sensitive to a lot of things. My arm is really red underneath the spot where I got my flu and pneumonia vaccines the other day. My whole lower arm turned red and blotchy after getting an injection of benadryl yesterday before having the port put in. And when I get mosquito bites I get large welts! I'm really hoping I won't have any "weird" reactions to the chemo, although it seems like you never know what kind of reaction someone will have to chemo!!!!