 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 | I had (have) a port because I had amifostine shots every day of treatment (until the last couple of weeks when we went to every other day). If you are just getting the three chemos it would probably not be worth it. Getting one is a surgical procedure--they do knock you out-- though it's very fast and doesn't hurt much at all after the surgery. Its worth it if you are thinking of getting amifostine or any other daily kind of injections.
SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"
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