POEMS WRITTEN ONLY STR8 FROM MY HEART, IN THE PUREST FORM, EMBRACE THE WORDS AND LEARN FROM THEM, THERE ARE MANY TEACHINGS...
"BLOOD TRANSFUSION'S...." F.Y.I. CANCER PEOPLE
I JUST HAD 3 THE OTHER DAY - TRANSFUSIONS, IT TURNED OUT TO BE NOT THE EASIEST THING FOR ME, BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN, IT CAN NOT BE EASIER FOR YOU OR ME THE NEXT TIME....
I HAD 5 VEINS BLOW OUT ON ME, PAINFUL YES, I TOLD THE GUY YOU GET 1 MORE TRY AND IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN, I AM WALKING OUT THE DOOR!
THERE IS A TERM CALLED PORTS, BASICALLY, YOU CONSENT TO HAVE A PORT-A-CATH, A SMALL, ROUND (ABOUT 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER) INTRAVENOUS DRUG RESERVOIR AND A THIN CATHETER TUBE PLACED
INTO PERHAPS YOUR CHEST OR INSIDE THE ARM TO STREAMLINE BOTH CHEMOTHERAPY DELIVERY AND MANY BLOOD DRAWS OR TRANSFUSIONS....
IT IS SOMETHING YOU SHOULD LOOK INTO, IT IS A SAME DAY OUT PATIENT SURGERY, THAT WILL PREVENT YOU FROM GOING THROUGH ALL THE STRIFE, ANXIETY, I ENDURED FOR NOTHING....
THE THEORY IS THAT YOU WILL HAVE LESS PAIN AND FEWER VEIN - RELATED COMPLICATIONS
IT TAKES AWAY THE WORRY," THAT THEY CAN NOT FIND A VEIN "....
SO, YOU ARE ELIMINATING FEELING LIKE A PIN CUSHION, THE PORT GIVES YOU TREMENDOUS PEACE OF MIND, WE ALL CAN USE THAT....
IT IS MEANT TO MAKE A DIFFICULT TIME OF YOUR LIFE EASIER, ALSO SOME CHEMOTHERAPY AGENTS CAN CAUSE TISSUE DAMAGE IF THEY LEAK AROUND THE VEIN FROM A REGULAR I.V. LINE, SO A PORT
AVOIDS THAT RISK....
PORTS ARE NOT PERFECT, NOR ARE THEY MAINTENANCE FREE, THEY TYPICALLY REQUIRE FLUSHING EVERY 4 -6 WEEKS WITH HEPARIN SOLUTION, A QUICK AND RELATIVELY PAINLESS PROCEDURE THAT HELPS PREVENT BLOOD CLOTS....
THE DEVICES CAN BREAK ON RARE OCCASIONS, OR MORE OFTEN CONTRIBUTE TO SWELLING, EXCESSIVE PAIN
OR INFECTION....
IF THE DEVICE DOES BREAK, SURGERY MAY BE NEEDED, FRACTURES ANS INFECTIONS ARE MORE COMMON,
TO AVOID PORT BREAK DOWNS, PAY ATTENTION TO THE PORT LIMITATIONS AND SIDE EFFECTS....
TO PREVENT PAIN, APPLY PRESCRIPTION EMLA CREAM HEAVILY, GLOB IT ON, COVER WITH SARAN WRAP
(LIDOCAINE-PRILIDOCAINE) APPLY 1 HOUR BEFORE APPOINTMENT TIME....
IF YOU FORGOT TOO PUT THE CREAM ON ASK FOR NUMBING SPRAY AS LIDOCAINE (HURRICANE)
ASK WHAT THE PROCESS IS TO CLEAN IN CASE YOU WILL BE AWAY, IN CASE OF INFECTION, ANTIBIOTICS MAY BE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY TREAT AND CURE THE INFECTION WITHOUT HAVING SURGERY FOR PORT REMOVAL....