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Originally Posted by Novelafemme
DapperButch, a question about your chemo port...did you ever consider leaving it in or was it a no brainer for you as far as having it removed? My thinking is that it's yet another surgery.  |
I don't think you can leave them in, can you?
It was a really simple surgery. They don't put you under like they do when getting it inserted. My doc just gave me a local, cut me about 1.5 inches, and then popped it out. Easy peasy. I asked to look at it b/c I was curious. It just looked like a large tadpole!
And there really isn't much pain afterwards, either. I had some serious pain for a few days when they put it in b/c they have to push and pull on the muscle, but no pain really after it came out. I don't think I even took a Tylenol.
ETA: It is funny that someone posted on this thread today. I have my colonoscopy tomorrow...so I going through the "prep" right now. sucks ass. no pun intended.