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I'm not surprised lol.Congrats on getting past that!
The medical field is some bs. You guys got to keep your stuff? Maybe it’s hardware only...
They wouldn’t let me keep my nut even though I asked..
I'm not surprised lol.
From the time I was about 8 yrs old, I've been getting strange looks from medical personnel whenever I asked to watch while they're stitching me up etc.
I had to stop watching while the nurses at the cancer center stuck me for whatever reason it was that day, I think it made them nervous.
My last port flush 3 weeks ago the new nurse almost forgot to flush the port with saline, then heparin. She was new, I reminded her gentle-like. Really.
They've all been pretty good to me, even when I was being stubborn.
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Southeastern Regional and Gipson Cancer Center in Lumberton- both affliliated with Duke. My oncologist drives in from Durham every day she's there.That's huge, man. Congrats! I'm just at the beginning stages so have lots to learn. Which hospital(s) did you use?
Thanks. I will likely be PMing some questions in the future as the docs do their best to confuse me!Southeastern Regional and Gipson Cancer Center in Lumberton- both affliliated with Duke. My oncologist drives in from Durham every day she's there.
Feel free to PM any questions.
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If there are enough with interest perhaps we should start a new thread or sub-forum. A sub-forum may be better as I could easily see the scope of cancer discussion expanding.Don't mean to hijack, thinking out loud. Wonder how many of us here are on chemo? In the two years I've been on (UNC Chapel Hill) I've seen and been told that the patient load is constantly growing. System seems overwhelmed at times. Observe mostly boomers but more younger folks than when I started. Something's catching up with us?
Congratulations on being well enough to have it removed.
IF YOU HAVE A WEAK STOMACH, DON'T LOOK.....
It's out, melt price is way low, dammit.
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Generically, it's known as a port-a-cath (sp).
It's surgically implanted under the skin to facilitate chemo infusions. The tube part is inserted into the carotid vein, so the veins in one's arm aren't affected by the chemo drugs (Can be pretty hard on veins).
Forgive if my somewhat layman's explanations aren't entirely accurate, just what I've understood so far.
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Don't mean to hijack, thinking out loud. Wonder how many of us here are on chemo? In the two years I've been on (UNC Chapel Hill) I've seen and been told that the patient load is constantly growing. System seems overwhelmed at times. Observe mostly boomers but more younger folks than when I started. Something's catching up with us?
I knew I had part of it wrong- [emoji3]Great explanation, except that it was placed in the jugular, subclavian, or vena cava. I worked in vascular radiology where we put these in all day, every day.
I knew I had part of it wrong- [emoji3]
My biggest concern was the removal of the tube; wasn't just pulling it free going to cause a bleeding event?
Apparently not, (lol) since it didn't bleed like crazy...
Side note-
Whichever vein it was, I could feel it just underneath the skin right at the juncture of my neck and torso- was rather creepy at first and when new, I could feel it pull a little when I turned my head extreme left...
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