To port, or not to port?

[Gina]

...if you are only using herceptin...a port would not be necessary as I have taken herceptin for years on a more or less regular basis and had no vein problems at all, but if more toxic chemos are to be used...it can RUIN your veins and though I don't recommend ports, having a temporary one put in in your wife's case might not be such a bad idea.

Watch out for the STAPH infections though, and whatever you do, try not to let it get all clogged up. If they don't put her on cumudun for the anti-clotting, she could try taking about 500mg of Evening Primrose a day to keep the platelets from getting sticky...plus the Evening Primrose has some oleic acid which many of us here with her-2 like to include with olive oil in our regimens...fyi.

Tough call wish you the best, Gina