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This video discusses my experience with getting my port installed surgically for when I begin my chemo infusions.
What is a port, why do I need one, and what can I expect when I get it placed? I answer these questions and more to hopefully help ease your anxiety a littl...
15 Αυγ 2022 · Since chemotherapy drugs are often delivered intravenously, a port allows doctors to seamlessly deliver IV medication and take blood samples through a conduit, eliminating the need to...
14 Σεπ 2022 · Chemo ports are most often inserted in the upper part of your chest, near a large vein. If you had cancer in one breast, the port will likely be placed on the other side. If you had tumors in both breasts, your doctor may place the port on the side that had fewer lymph nodes removed.
18 Μαρ 2024 · Chemo ports for breast cancer ease drug delivery, directly accessing veins for chemotherapy, minimizing discomfort and reducing potential complications.
A chemo port is a vein-access device that is implanted under the skin, allowing medications to be efficiently delivered. In this video Dr Vipin Goel shows placement of Chemoport through Right Internal jugular Vein under local anesthesia.
Whether you’ve started chemo or you’re about to, you’ve probably heard your doctors talk about ports. You may wonder why so many doctors highly recommend you get port placement surgery before chemo. Interventional radiologist Dr. Aaron Fritts gives us all the details on what ports are and what they’re used for.
