Accessing My Port for Chemotherapy

Filming of how they access my port-they flush it first-you taste the stuff they flush it with-oh yuck! Then they take blood to check my blood counts to see if I am good for Chemo and then I am off to Chemo

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[Ladybug91085]

Thanks for putting this video up, my fiance goes for his first round of chemo (with port) in two hours. I hope all is well and thank you again for posting this video.

[TishaRambaransingh]

How is everything going with treatments and all?

[Ladybug91085]

His first one was bad because his WBC count droped so low and he has lost 29 pounds in one week alone, but now its a little better cause I got him some ensure and he is taking an immune boost injection after treatment... # 3 tomorrow. How are you doing?

[TishaRambaransingh]

Just checking in to see how things are going?

[frankiegrrl]

btw, i hope you are doing well and hopefully on the road to recovery

[TishaRambaransingh]

Thanks! My port seems to be giving them some trouble. I still have it in-so when I go to have it flushed, it doesn;t like to co operate. :( All is well over all. Thanks again!

[KHP9118]

@blueyednite the hepron tasted way worse to me. The port is an amazing invention, way better than the external lines that I saw, congrats on your remission. I'm a leukemia survivor

[KHP9118]

@Reed52398 I totally agree with this, except I used lollipops.

[meggersk]

I've had my port in for 3 weeks now, and mine still hurts too! I can barely touch it because it's still tender. The doctor says it's because I'm so thin. Even the catheter stick out really bad through my skin. I plan on taking a short video like this when I go in next week.

[Reed52398]

Suck on peppermint candy when they flush it. It hides the taste.

[jgapp1]

You should ask them to wear a mask (and you should too) when they access your port and scrub the area for about 2 minutes before insertion to prevent infection!! That's our policy.

[slimzychicette]

awww sorry ur port is n ur chest wow!!! my one is under my armpit!

[dlafga]

thanks for sharing. i have my first chemo tomorrow. hope you are doing well now--almost 2 years after this was uploaded.

[blueyednite]

I member having a needle put in your port was way easier than elseware. It made receiving chemo way easier!!! *In remission from leukemia* PS: That saleen taste like shizz zlol

[er1cf]

i remember that nasty taste when they flush the port!!!

[ABSINTHEKITTY]

thank you for posting this!

xo

-syl