chemo sabe wrote:My two cents is to get the Port. I did 6 months of Xelox (8 cycles). The first infusion was in my vein. My arm went numb. Took a couple of days before it was 100%. I called my Onc who then called my surgeon and I got a port placed. The numbness is because the oxaliplatin is getting backed up in your arm. It cannot get out as fast as it is dripping in. They can slow down the drip but you will be in the room forever. I still have neuropathy from the Oxaliplatin in my feet and fingers. I would not want more damage that I have. I looked at it simply. I had 7 more infusions to go and I asked myself why should I go thru this and continue risking my veins and what if after 4 or so infusions, I decided I really needed to get a port. The rest of my infusions went just fine. Why people go without a port just confounds me.
cathy123 wrote:I had my second Oxi IV infusion and it went even smoother than the last. Arm is a little numb, but not as bad. Plus the onc said he only wants to do 5 total now, so think I can handle 3 more in my veins. Hopefully I don't eat my words.
Now if all the other oxi side effects would go away! Off to bed for me.
weisssoccermom wrote:Keep in mind that getting it out isn't as easy as one might think either. The actual procedure to take it out is a piece of cake.....it's getting the surgeon to remove it that's another story. They want to keep it in for a set period of time 'just in case', and while I get that line of thinking, if you want it out and they aren't agreeing with you, you're sunk.
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