So today I went to hospital for 8.30 am and had my heart scanned. Glad to say it was all normal :) so that's good. It was really quite fascinating having it done; you could hear all the different valves and they all make different sounds.
Once my scan was complete I popped down to haematology for my port fitting.... I had to wait about 4 hours and then finally went in. The procedure, if I'm honest, was painful. I had to lie down on a surgical table and they covered my face. I then put my head to the side and they scanned my neck with ultrasound to find a good vein. They then injected my neck with local anaesthetic (oh my gosh that hurts!!) and then they made an incision and put the catheter in. Once this was done, local anaesthetic was put just above my left breast (even more painful) and then an incision was made and the titanium port was put in. Ultrasound was then used to make sure the port was in the right position and was joined to the catheter. They then did a few other things (not sure what) and I was done.... I then went for an x-ray to make sure it was okay.
This evening I am on paracetamol and ibuprofen and it still hurts.... but I'm assured it'll be worth it. The Dr doing the surgery said she doesn't understand why everyone doesn't get ports because they are the best method of giving chemotherapy. Perhaps it's because each port costs the NHS £2000.... and a PICC line costs £800 ;)
Anywho.... feeling a bit crap so I'll leave it at that tonight. If you can get a port, get one. I know it sounds horrible but that's only short term. The longer term benefits out weigh the cons.
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