Yesterday I went to MSK to get my port put in. The port is put in under the skin in the chest near the collar bone and has a catheter going to the jugular vein. The port is the entry point for chemotherapy so that the doctors don’t need to keep tapping veins.
As has been the case with every interaction we’ve had so far at Sloan, everyone who works there is friendly and helpful. We had a bit of a wait before I actually went into the procedure room (we arrived at 6:30 am, an hour earlier than we were supposed to and I believe we got started at about 10 am), but they made us as comfortable as possible. The procedure didn’t take long and thankfully, I don’t remember any of it! I then slept off the effects of the anesthesia until about 2 pm and we came back to Morristown.
The incision should heal over in a few days and then I’ll be ready to start treatment next Tuesday.
As has been the case with every interaction we’ve had so far at Sloan, everyone who works there is friendly and helpful. We had a bit of a wait before I actually went into the procedure room (we arrived at 6:30 am, an hour earlier than we were supposed to and I believe we got started at about 10 am), but they made us as comfortable as possible. The procedure didn’t take long and thankfully, I don’t remember any of it! I then slept off the effects of the anesthesia until about 2 pm and we came back to Morristown.
The incision should heal over in a few days and then I’ll be ready to start treatment next Tuesday.
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Wondering if it's possible to feed in some good whiskey through the port for more immediate mellowing?!?!?
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