I had my port removed on Wednesday. It went very well. The Nurse Practitioner injected some sort of numbing medication near the port, and then she made an incision and removed the port. I had heard that it would be a pretty good tug to get it out. That was not the case, I actually had to ask if it was out since I did not feel a thing. They told me to leave it covered for 24 hours then I could remove the gauze and Tegaderm film (band aid), and could leave it uncovered. I did that a couple of hours before going to sleep. I woke up in the morning and was going to ride to work. I pulled up my shirt and noticed that it had bled some overnight. So I covered it back up and drove to work instead.
I met with my surgeon. She did an exam, feeling my lymph nodes and a digital (as in fingers) exam and everything was good. So I only have a dentist appointment on Tuesday, and then no more doctors or medical visits till March and April!!!! I will miss seeing all of my healthcare providers though. They are all great people, and some of them I will continue to see outside of the medical field.
I am grateful for all of my friends, family, and medical personal that helped me through my cancer diagnosis and treatment. :)
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