4 Jan 2013 - Had the Port Implant yesterday. The surgery was not a problem, but afterwards....having this tube in my upper chest / neck just feels weird. I guess I'll get used to it -- at least "everyone" says you get used to it...
Everything seems OK with the implant today. There's some bruising in the neck area where they inserted the tube into a vein - and, of course, there are two incisions that are stitched up. Oddly, the incisions don't really hurt / throb today. As I said, my biggest issue is adjusting to the "tugging" I feel every time I raise my right arm or turn my head.
But...all the ducks are lined up to start Monday. I have my first Radiation at 7:30 am and the chemo office opens at 8:30 and I'm scheduled to be taken immediately. On Tues & Weds, I'll have radiation at 7:30 and then go (across the street, basically) to the chemo for "Hydration IV". AFter that, it should be just radiation for the remainder of the first 3 weeks until the 2nd chemo treatment.
During the six hours of chemo, can you read or do anything or do you just sit/lay there watching the paint peel?
ReplyDeleteI am simply hooked up to an IV...so I can do anything I'm capable of during that time. When I was there for my intro visit, another guy "checked in" and they offered him an iPad from a stocked cabinet. So, I could bring in a DVD player, laptop, iPod, Kindle, etc. My plan for Monday is iPod, Magazines, Crossword Puzzles. Joyce will bring her laptop. We'll see how it goes. 4 of the 6 hours are just IV hydration (with magnesium) -- only 2 hours are an IV of chemo (Cisplatin)
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