Deported from Chemotherapy

Dr. Kort and her team deported me today! 

I had a scheduled office visit with her in which she gave me some lidocaine at the port site, made a small incision, cauterized the vein, and pulled the port right out. She stitched me up with inside stitches, put a couple of steri strips on it, put a bandage over it, and I was deported forever from receiving chemo! 

She said the worst and most painful part was the shot of lido, but that didn't hurt that much. She had some students in with her, so that was a nice distraction and we were all just gabbing away. 

Here is the port that was in me, I am thinking a necklace, but maybe a bracelet. 

I showed it to the kids when I got home and they were grossed out and wouldn't let me take it out of the bag. I wasn't able to take a picture of the procedure due to the angle of it and I couldn't even get my head cocked down enough to see, so all I have to show you at this point is the bandage. My Mom came with me, but the nurse asked her if she was a "quesy" person and the nurse could tell from her delayed response that Mom wasn't coming into the room to take pictures of the procedure.

So, the lidocaine is wearing off and they is some pain at the site, more just stinging and pinching, nothing alittle motrin can't handle.

I was to have my 8th radiation treatment this morning also. They have been going well and no side effects to report yet, but this morning I got up on the table and stripped down all ready to go and the machine arms wouldn't move the way they are suppose to. They tried to fix it, but it was a no go for today. 

I'll be back at it Monday.