tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038263344949209516.post4596339799361612810..comments2023-11-09T04:01:46.456-05:00Comments on Melissa Beats Lymphoma: Can I Inject Wine Into My Port? (Port Placement)Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954091182934799618noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038263344949209516.post-51098206560242345742013-08-10T14:28:15.653-04:002013-08-10T14:28:15.653-04:00Hey Uncle Duke!
They did give me a numbing cream ...Hey Uncle Duke!<br /><br />They did give me a numbing cream to put on the port site an hour before I have chemo or a blood draw. I have really little veins (that love to hide when being poked), so the port will be so nice - no more jabbing around in my arms, wrists, and hands trying to get the vein!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10954091182934799618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038263344949209516.post-8927221225599526622013-08-09T21:00:33.523-04:002013-08-09T21:00:33.523-04:00It's like a dialysis fistula in that it's ...It's like a dialysis fistula in that it's completely under the skin, but because it's artificial it's more like a dialysis "graft". That's where they cut a vein and insert a loop of tubing which becomes a target for needles, like your little heart.<br /><br />Downside is you still need to get stuck with a needle. You can get a lidocaine-prilocaine ointment that you apply to the skin an hour before treatment that numbs the area where the needle goes.Uncle Dukenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038263344949209516.post-87819103958024122902013-08-08T11:09:15.370-04:002013-08-08T11:09:15.370-04:00Interesting! No "hot/cold" hook-ups. Ste...Interesting! No "hot/cold" hook-ups. Steve had a port, also, but his had tubing that came out and he had to maintain during his treatment. <br /><br />Kind of reminds me of a fistula. Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14739995985714273663noreply@blogger.com