Hi Chirley,
One year ago I had a port inserted. My platelets were low and dysfunctional so I took Cyclokapron 1 g x 3 for 5 days before the operation. Then I got 1 unit of platelets. I was bleeding much and the dr who made the operation asked if I had been taking painkillers!
My port is placed very high due to bleeding in the underlying tissues but that is only good - I have seen other patients with ports very deep in the tissues and the nurses have difficulties to use the ports.
The port was painful the first two weeks. After that I have not felt it at all and it is fuctioning very well
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Kind regards
Birgitta
68 yo, MDS Interm-1 dx May 2006, transfusion dependent, Desferal 4 days with RBC transfusion every 6th week, Neupogen 2 injections/week, asymptomatic