Hi christine, again
I am only 45 and I am too young to get this If you are in stage one I am surprised you have to go through chemo. I was going to suggest a pic line instead of a port it is a fancy iv in your arm it takes only 15min to put in at the hospital they said i could get that or the port i did not want to go in for surgery so i got the pic line. I had a nurse come in for 2 months thats what my insurance paid for. Are you doing the chemo with a pump you wear for 4 days so you can go home? I went to the hospital after my two chemos because i was dehydrated.
god bless
katrina


SCC T3N1 right side tongue DX7/24/06 44 yrs old
Tx 42 IMRT started 9/01/06 Cysplatin & 5fu 2x treatment ended 10/31/06. Partial neck discection 3/07 on right side.
Had tracheostomy 4/08. Had total Laryngectomy 6/09