Thursday, 22 August 2013

August 22

Judy had her port installed yesterday.  The port is a device that is inserted below the skin on her arm.  IV needles for taking blood samples and injecting chemo are given through the port.  The port has a long tube that follows the cardiac vein to her heart.  When she got up this morning, there was no pain remaining from the procedure to install the port.

Having a port allows Judy to shower without having to wrap her arm in saran wrap.

Chemo starts tomorrow at 8:15.


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