In simple terms, a chemo port is a device that gets implanted just below the skin, and connects to a blood vessel near the heart. Because of it’s size, one advantage to having the port is that it’s much easier to insert the IV connection for chemotherapy. Another advantage is that ...
When I finished chemo and learned that five years of remission was my new mission, I was convinced that we would celebrate my eventual cure by going out for a big steak dinner like we did when I first received the joyous“No Evidence of Disease” proclamation. We would invite family and ...