 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | I didn't get a port (docs didn't push that hard either) but it's the one thing looking back I wish I had done. There were many times I was stuck; chemo 3x and blood work and IV's a zillion times. Sometimes the first person failed and had to get the "super sticker". None of these sticking experiences were fun and I wasted a lot of my time that could have been saved by the port. Now, with that said, I do not know any of the negative issues with ports, like maintenance, etc because as I said I never had one.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
| 
