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Just wanted to ask a question my first infusion was given straight in to my cannula Had my second one yesterday and it was administered with a saline drip far easier to cope with yesterday and today.  Has anyone else experienced this difference in administering EC x

  • Hi  my chemo plan was EC X 6 and they were all given with saline drip ….ie saline flush thru first then a nurse injecting E+C into cannula latterly because of thrombosis in veins I would also have saline drip flush after the EC .

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  • in reply to Northerner

    Thank you will make sure my next one is given with a saline drip found it to be far easier to cope with this time round. Different nurses different methods I suppose learning all the time Denise x

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