Painful port

I think my port took about 10 days to settle in. It was over Christmas and new year and my chemo started on Jan 2nd. Everything was fine for that. I had local anaesthetic patches to apply an hour before. I never felt a thing actually being given the chemo. Once it settles you will be so pleased you had the port. You will read on here so many problems with painful blocked veins or people having to have Picc's flushed weekly and problems keeping them dry but you won't have any of those worries.My port was there for about eight months and if I'm honest I forgot about it once chemo finished.I now have a tiny, neat scar near my collarbone.

I hope all goes well for you. Love Karen

Thank you so much - that has made me feel much better. I was told that I would have mild discomfort for a day and then all would be fine. Medical team being a tad optimistic I think

I wish I had been offered a port rather than a picc line. Much more discreet and no need for regular hospital trips to flush and the waterproof cover. I had expected to have a canula as this is what my oncologist told me. It was only when I had my first set of appointments through that I knew I was having a picc line. 

Hi I had a port fitted but after one or 2 chemos it blocked I had to have a op to try to flush it via a vein in my groin.  It worked one more time then blocked again!  I had to have it removed and a my chemo done through a cannula in one arm only due to lymph node removal in the other.  I now have pain in that arm 2 years on.

Ooh that's not good. The only issue I had with picc line was nursing staff who aren't used to dealing with them. So if I needed IV antibiotics and fluids I ended up having cannula in my other arm for that. 

How awful. I had PICC and woke up one morning with bed covered in blood. Had it removed and re sited (took 5 staff to help) then got blisters! To this day a Yr on I still have scars! Rest of chemo done through cannula,  not nice!!

I was aware of mine for about a week, I think it's just the tissue trauma you are feeling.   The first night was awful.

I did go to an exercise class after a few days and felt I needed to not "jiggle" as much because I could feel the port 'moving' as I jumped so I just jogged on the spot instead of doing star jumps.

The port was used for the first time on Friday and it's absolutely fine.  

Oh my god!! That sounds awful too

Hi is your arm ok now?  Mine has a very sore elbow 

Gosh  people have no idea what we go through!  I had 5 months of chemo and a lot of it through canular one arm only xx