My husband always seemed to have trouble when they tried to access the port, they could never get blood to draw. He quickly learned a good trick that always worked. He would stand up, put one arm out turn his head away and take deep breaths. Worked every time.

Husband diagnosed Oct '11 Cancer of the vocal cord Nov '11 removed right vocal cord. Neck Dissection, cancer in one node, .2, very small & contained) Jan '12 Radiation and Cisplatin, 6 doses. June '12 & Dec '12 clear Pet scan. April '13 Celebrating 1 year cancer free since treatment ended.