So today I had an appointment to look at my port and see why they can’t draw blood from my port. My oncologist wants to make sure it can be used if I am selected for the trial. Needless to say it was another experience.

I went to the hospital and they explained the procedure while I was there. Pretty simple I thought. I laid on the bed as they had an X-ray machine over me. The first tech came in and she was nice. She talked me through everything. As she cleaned the area I asked for cold spray to numb the area and of course they don’t do that. So she accessed the port and she couldn’t even flush it. Usually they access the port flush it but can’t draw blood. This time they couldn’t even flush it. So she asked for the nurse to come in and reaccess the port. So he came in cleaned it again and started to push the port around. He accessed the port and still no flush or draw. So in comes the Dr. third time is the charm they say. This time they give me the numbing shot. Dr. Says he sees a kink and a clog. So he moves it a little and he is in. They put in the blood thinner and remove the needle. It felt like I was on that table for hours. We won’t know if it worked until the next draw. But I’m glad it is over. I walked out of there thinking God I want all this crap over.

As the day progressed I remember that what seemed to be a pain in the ass was nothing at all. I’ve been through biopsy’s, lumpectomy, chemo, DMX and radiation. This was nothing! So for now I go for my glass of wine and say TGIF!

I am blessed! I got this!