What is a VAD or Porta Cath?

Hey Dr C,
Share my experience in the article or with you?
ha!
I do not have the PORTA - I have a single deal thing put in at NTUH Taipei Taiwan thus I had blood draw sticks EVERY FRIDAY except one a month for MONTHS on end.
Even today I cannot have CT scan fluid in this port.
I have asked for a replacement port if Scans ever become more frequent.
I cannot stand sticks now.
I had moles removed on Monday - there were five. When the doc said "oh we have to give you a shot" I said we will be doing only one at a time.
Some may say big baby. I say who cares. No to sticks.
Getting the one bothersome mole off was GREAT.
And I learned to sunscreen up every morning on my face. From the derma doc.
And lather lotion more between swimming/showering. (Did you guys know we should wash our hair only once a week?)
Ports are great though. I had 4 chemo treatments in my wrists ...one time 3 girls from the Presbyterian church who could speak Chinese and English came and sang Jesus songs while this poor nurse struggled to get the HUGE apparatus in my wrists. I lay there crying. One took a photo. Lying in street clothing...there I was in all of my crying glory on FB. I did remove this glamorous photo. This same church sent their minister that night to inform me "you are dying and we are not responsible for you." I wrote her and told her NEVER TO SPEAK TO A CANCER PATIENT AGAIN UNTIL SHE GOT TRAINING. You stupid cow...we are all dying and you never ever tell a cancer patient they are dying. Creep.
That was in 2016 and it is 2019 and I went bowling yesterday with an age 102. So there.
ha ha.
S

Jump to this post

Lisa!
Hey girl.
I like this plan. Hooking you up by onc nurse and then doing the CT scan thing. I am going to look into this.
You said you are stage 4 and incurable and in treatment forever ... TODAY ONLY kid....things they are a changin'...
For all of us it can all change tomorrow or next week or next month so we have to hang tough.
Do you care to share where your cancer was found?
I had ..I am NED... it on my liver surface, colon surface, peritoneum, ovary, fallopian tube, uterus, and a 12 x seven tumor was removed...could have been more in Oct 2016 bc surgery was not till Feb seventeen.
I never thought I would be NED and I am and have been for quite some time.
I also had nineteen lymph nodes removed and they were all cancer free....wheeee.
I just wonder how they go from 3c to 4.
Later gator.
x
S
TEAL strong

Jump to this post