Waking
up this morning to my 120th Stage 4 Lung Cancer morning, I was back in the Hospital for an outpatient
procedure … having a Xcela™ Power Injectable Port (mediport) installed by Dr. Jay Goodman, diagnostic and interventional radiology, at Holy Spirit Hospital.
Noticing
fellow cancer patients wearing them in the chemo lounge I took to asking and
support was universal.
Sheer
number of injections over the last three months has made me realize how
challenging it can be for oncology nurses … plus with Chemotherapy Round 4 beginning
tomorrow there is no immediate end in sight. ... Because CT Scans and MRI's are important to my targeting and evaluation of treatment I needed the upgraded model ... and of course - thanks to CIGNA for understanding and approving.
At least
tomorrow after the wrapping comes off it should look more cool.
Pictured
above any time there is anesthesia I wear a name tag … even though today was
only ‘Twilight Anesthesia’ I want everyone on that team to know my name… should
procedure go wrong …
... nothing went wrong and soon I was enjoying a club sandwich in bed … something I have not enjoyed in years.
Health Activist:
My Lung Cancer Odyssey @ http://lung-cancer-survivor.blogspot.com/
Caregivingly Yours, MS Caregiver @ http://caregivinglyyours.blogspot.com/
Hi Patrick-I'm really glad to hear you got a port put in. It's gonna make things so much more relaxed for you and the Oncology team. I didn't have one but I probably should have. They could barely get the I'V's in me after the many rounds of chemo I received. So glad to see you looking so upbeat. Your a trooper.
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