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I'm new to the forum and have already learned so much. I have some questions about receiving desferal though a port. I started taking E-jade. I stopped because it didn't agree with my stomach. My fe counts were 10,000 when I started and they didn't move much. I then switched to desferal by sub-q pump for 5 days a week. My counts dropped to 5600 after several months. I had a bout of illness and stopped using the desferal and now I'm finding it very hard to start again. I got out of the habit of sticking needles in my stomach and would prefer not to if there is another way.
I was very surprised to hear that some of you have used your port. This option was never mentioned to me as a home treatment. Did you find it difficult to leave the port accessed for use. Were you worried about infection? I would love to hear more about the pros and cons of using the port.