Radiation complete! Adele's last treatment was on Wednesday and everything went well. Although the radiation machine did break an hour or so before her appointment; they were able to fix it and just had us come in a few hours later.
Now the fun begins...Stay at home days!!!! When it's the weekend or the kids have a day off from school we like to refer to them as "stay at home days." ( very original, I know ) But Adele has gladly adopted the saying as her own and is looking forward to a few days off from treatments and doctors. She does not have to report back to the hospital until Monday morning. Bright and early she will have a procedure for her port placement. What is a port you ask?
Choosing the Chemo Port
A chemo port is used when a person requires regular infusions with chemotherapy drugs and related blood draws for testing. The port makes it easier to perform these functions without countless needle sticks. The port includes a catheter that connects to a vein. Different designs, materials and diameters and lengths of catheters are available to fit the medical need.
Outpatient Surgery
The port is inserted under the skin by a surgeon or interventional radiologist in a minor surgery that takes about an hour. During the procedure, the patient will most likely be given local anaesthesia and what is called conscious sedation; the patient's vital signs will be monitored. The procedure is not particularly painful and, although the patient could feel some discomfort after the surgery, this is usually handled with simple pain killers.
Read more:
How Is a Chemo Port Inserted? | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how-does_5633327_chemo-port-inserted_.html#ixzz1GMLC5og1
Then on Tuesday 3/15 we have a day of testing. Which will look something like this....fasting, yummy drink followed by x-ray pictures. And that should sum up next week.
Wishing you all some relaxing "stay at home days"!
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