Hi Marica,

No pain and no problems with it. He gets it out soon and doesn't use it. But it was just odd because everyone said they felt nothing.

A couple of days after he developed a DVT (clot in the calf) I wondered if it had anything to do with it; but the dr said no.

My Dad said he almost jumped off the table when they inserted it. Wonder why it hurts some and not others; espeically someone like my Dad who can withstand a lot of pain.


My Dad (Sam) at age 69 dx SCC Base of Tongue T1N2C Well-Diff - March 2006.

35 IMRT rads & 3 Cisplatin chemos - Apr-June/06. Nodes shrunk 50% Dr's suggest ND. Negative PET - he declined ND.

March/07 Had Bilateral ND. No Cancer!! Doing Well!