Have You Considered Getting a Fake Vein for Chemo?...Do you have a port, or are you considering getting one?... By Donna Fernandez3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
Why I Got A Port...A port (or port-a-cath) is used to get medicines into your system quicker or for blood draws.... By Diane Spry2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments14 comments
Are You Scared of Needles?...When I had my port I was prescribed a cream that was placed onto the port area 30 minutes before the port was to be accessed.... By Diane Spry2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Small Cell Carcinoma in Neck...He had a port put in his chest in 8/17 and continues to have the same port in case of future treatments. Want to share some of... By terrywillow1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Panic Attack...or Something More Nefarious?...After the scan was over, I went back to the cancer center to have the port de-accessed.... By Donna Fernandez3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Melanoma Stage IV in 2012...I absolutely loved having my port in. So easy to have just one needle prick and no lasting damage to my veins.... By johnjk051 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Cruising into 2020 -- Part II...If you stay on the ship in port, you still have access to everything.... By Dusty Donaldson3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
The Language of Cancer -- Part 2...If this is the case, your doctor may recommend that you get a port.... By Donna Fernandez3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Cruising into 2020...So if you come in a day early, you literally have to pass through the French Quarters to get to the port.... By Dusty Donaldson2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Surprise!...The initial decision of not allowing the port implanted was reconsidered after seeing the arms of other patients.... By 4343B21 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Another Day, Another Needle...And still I am assured that I am better off without a port.... By Jeffrey Poehlmann4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
What Makes You Laugh?...Two years into my treatments, the nursing staff was having trouble getting blood return on my port.... By Jennifer M. Toth2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Cancer Scars...I had my port installed in Boston, and I was not a fan of the idea. However, it worked out for me in the end.... By Diane Spry3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
Ronda Beaty...On January 11th, 2017 I had surgery to install my port. The surgeon took a lymph node for biopsy. Later the next day, it was confirmed.... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for later
My Story...I am a BSN,RN and decided to get a port, it is a good thing to do in my opinion.... By Dbedwell1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Opdivo: My Experience...Upon arrival, my vital signs were taken, the nurses accessed my port and drew blood.... By Jennifer M. Toth2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Is it time to talk about having a port put in?...Is it time to talk about having a port put in?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 replies
"Experts by Experience" ... That's Us!...The visit ended by the nurse yanking the needle out of my port in such a way that not only hurt when she did it but... By Donna Fernandez3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Community Member Spotlight: Tanya...This meant that I could take a chemo pill for treatment, rather than traditional chemotherapy using a port.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Chemo Was No Joke!...I didn’t have a port; I had a pic line that was my choice and it just seemed so much easier for me.... By Juanita Segura2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
