Yup, that's how long Jim had his Bard power port and it served him very well. It always worked perfectly, gave blood, took in the chemo, steroids, anti-nausea meds, TPN, and whatever the hell else they shoved in there.
Today, his wonderful interventional radiologist removed it. It came out pretty easily and Jim is just fine. They didn't even put him under; just a little local and zip, gone!
Next scan/colonoscopy is in 7-8ish months, so if I don't check in before, you'll know we are out living our lives.
As always, we are sending best wishes, prayers, good juju and swinging those chickens for you. Keep on keeping on,
Ceci and Jim