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Port for chemo

by sumanb, Jun 21, 2007 05:18PM

Tags: chemo, breast, Cancer, Breast cancer, biopsy, chest, name, oncologist, treatment, years

MY oncologist wants to use insert a tube in my arm instead of a port. The tube will be sticking out from my arm for the duration of the treatment. I have not heard this. Has anyone done this?

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by lady4law, Jun 25, 2007 08:19PM

There is another name for it, but I forget. My son has been going thru chemo fro over 2 years and I have noticed most of the patients had the line in their arms not chest. I am awaiting the results of my biopsy, if it's possitive and I require chemo, I would have to have the arm not chest as I have a pacemaker.
Have you done a google search?
Jean

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