Yesterday I got my mediport put in for the chemo treatments. It was pretty painless at the time as they pretty much knock you out with some premium sedatives. They stitch you up and put some plastic strip over it and then you wait to make sure you don't get infection and such. I have heard that some people get their port in the day before they start chemo. Those people are CRAZY!! The port is VERY sore and I wouldn't want a needle (or anyone or anything for that matter) coming near me today. I have told my husband not to even graze that area. It's sore! It probably didn't help that I got another injection of saline in my right breast to stretch the skin out some more...so needless to say I have a really tight and sore chest today.
It was done as an out-patient surgery but you still have to go thru all the surgery prep. When I finally got to the operating room, they asked me what I was suppose to have done. My response was "you mean you don't know??" Which was followed by some laughter. Had to keep things light since more scapels were going to start cutting on me again! You have to have a chest x-ray when it's all done. When the dr. was talking to me he said I would have to have the x-ray as they wanted to make sure they don't nick your heart or your lung. I told him not to do that. He said he hoped he didn't. That was reassuring. But all turned out well and now I am just going to whine for a few days until it feels better.
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