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Old Sat Apr 22, 2017, 11:06 PM
Naive Naive is offline
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Thanks for your answer Lisa. I've decided that as I don't have any choice, then, there's no point being nervous. If it needs doing, it needs doing and that's all there is to it. Luckily I don't have any fears of needles or procedures etc so as long as the Doctor uses plenty of local anaesthetic I should be ok.

I'm relieved that the old port is coming out because I've been getting lung problems when it's being used and I've just read that clots in the blood vessels near the catheter tip (SVC) can break off and cause very small PEs. That would explain the X-ray changes, crackles, wheezes etc, without fever.

Thank you again.

Carol
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