Has anyone ever had a real problem with their port?

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Swissmiss
Swissmiss Member Posts: 111
edited June 2014 in Chemotherapy - Before, During, and After

I know I am just a ball of nerves lately, so this is probably crazy-talk, but I think there could be a problem with my port.  I had my port placed last Tuesday (April 8), and had my first chemo the very next day.  My incision is still quite sore, and even a little oozy.  I just keep it clean and use bacitracin and cover with a bandage each day.  The entire area is quite bruised and sore, but this morning I woke with a new soreness between the incision and the actual port.  Could this simply be from me sleeping on that side last night...or maybe the seam on my bra hit at about that area...or maybe the bandage adhesive was pulling too tight?  My surgeon didn't give me clear instructions, so perhaps I should call her...but maybe my oncologist is the person to call?

But my over-anxious brain is jumping to the worst case scenario...like what if something "came loose" in there?  Has anyone here ever had a real problem with their port?  It was a tough week, and I am hoping this is just normal or a passing thing.  What do you think?

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  • kcat2013
    kcat2013 Member Posts: 391
    edited April 2014

    Swissmiss, sorry you had a tough week and port soreness.  I had soreness for about a week or so, is the area  red?  Which would make me think infection.  When I had mine placed, the Dr who did it told me to call him if I had any problems related to my port, so maybe contact your surgeon.

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  • exbrnxgrl
    exbrnxgrl Member Posts: 12,424
    edited April 2014

    You have had a medical device surgically implanted in your body. Most of the time things smoothly but it is possible to have complications. Call your surgeon!

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