Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors in Adults Experiences - Implant chemotherapy port
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- ladybugsluck9
- Experience with Oligodendroglioma
Implant chemotherapy port
Procedure or Surgery
Jan. 25th, 1993 @ 3:00AM I had a grand mal seizure, my husband thought I was having a stroke. Got to the ER. I was unconscious for t...
Went as Expected: Strongly Disagree Minimal Recovery: Not Specified Minimal Side Effects: Not Specified Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Not Specified -
- Cuttieconnie
- Experience with Intermediate-Grad...
Implant chemotherapy port
Procedure or Surgery
I used to cry when the nurses change the dressing or even touched it because it hurt when they tugged it yet none of them believed m...
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- etess65
- Experience with Brain and Spinal Cord ...
Implant chemotherapy port
Procedure or Surgery
The port implant was an out-patient procedure but it took a long time to heal. I had a lot of swelling for several weeks.
Went as Expected: Disagree Minimal Recovery: Neutral/NA Minimal Side Effects: Disagree Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Disagree -
- Disneymom1978
- Experience with Medulloblastoma
Implant chemotherapy port
Procedure or Surgery
This was a super easy, day surgery. We arrived in the late morning and we're home by mid afternoon. The port was implanted on his ri...
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- matty
- Experience with Medulloblastoma
Implant chemotherapy port
Procedure or Surgery
The original port was removed during the 3 week rest between Proton Radiation and the next rounds of chemo. The new one was just pu...
Went as Expected: Neutral/NA Minimal Recovery: Neutral/NA Minimal Side Effects: Neutral/NA Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Neutral/NA -
- oneye1031
- Experience with Low-grade Astrocytoma
Implant chemotherapy port
Procedure or Surgery
I've always said that Chemo Therapy is like a vacuum cleaner it sucks everything good and bad out of you.
Went as Expected: Strongly Agree Minimal Recovery: Strongly Agree Minimal Side Effects: Strongly Disagree Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Strongly Disagree -
- echohomeward
- Experience with Glioma
Implant chemotherapy port
Procedure or Surgery
This was a great decision. If you ever question doing it, DO IT. Unless, you know, you're allergic to anaesthesia ;)
Went as Expected: Strongly Agree Minimal Recovery: Strongly Agree Minimal Side Effects: Strongly Agree Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Strongly Agree -
- dawndragon
- Experience with Medulloblastoma
Implant chemotherapy port
Procedure or Surgery
Scheduled for tomorrow everything is rush will fill out more after
Went as Expected: Not Specified Minimal Recovery: Not Specified Minimal Side Effects: Not Specified Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Not Specified -
- ncheather03
- Experience with Medulloblastoma
Implant chemotherapy port
Procedure or Surgery
I remember having a port and while receiving a blood transfusion, they did not have a pediatric nurse on the floor so it took 5 or 6...
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- BeenThere
- Experience with Ependymoma
Implant chemotherapy port
Procedure or Surgery
Time to start chemo:-(
Went as Expected: Not Specified Minimal Recovery: Not Specified Minimal Side Effects: Not Specified Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Not Specified -
- dabobo
- Experience with Brain and Spinal Cord T...
Implant chemotherapy port
Procedure or Surgery
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- tuggersgirl
- Experience with Intermediate-Grade...
Implant chemotherapy port
Procedure or Surgery
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