NHMike wrote:Read the post again and he said that the reversal and port removal would be at the same time.
Lee wrote:NHMike wrote: . . . I'm disappointed as I'm rather in a hurry to get rid of the bag and port. This would put surgery somewhere around October. . .
I can understand the stoma, butt are they going to take both the bag and the port out at the same time? This was a long time ago (14 yrs ago), butt i had to wait 2 yrs to get my port out. This type of surgery results in scar tissue. If (and God forbid) your cancer does come back, putting a port back in the same location could be a problem. There have been a few people on this board who had this problem and ended up having the port put in on the other side.
I though most doctor would hold off a year or two. Again this was a while ago and lot could have changed.
Good luck,
Lee
Lee wrote:NHMike wrote:Read the post again and he said that the reversal and port removal would be at the same time.
I would take that as a good sign, that they got it all. Congratulations
Lee
heiders33 wrote:My reversal was about a month after chemo ended. It had nothing to do with the timing of the scans, but rather waiting for my blood counts to go up. I'm not sure why your oncologist thinks you have to wait to have a scan before having the reversal. What does your surgeon say?
My oncologist told me to wait two years before having my port taken out (I had it installed last fall). He said the highest risk of recurrence is in the first two years.
NHMike wrote:heiders33 wrote:My reversal was about a month after chemo ended. It had nothing to do with the timing of the scans, but rather waiting for my blood counts to go up. I'm not sure why your oncologist thinks you have to wait to have a scan before having the reversal. What does your surgeon say?
My oncologist told me to wait two years before having my port taken out (I had it installed last fall). He said the highest risk of recurrence is in the first two years.
I have the feeling that the surgeon would want it done sooner. She wanted to do it this month I think. Her idea was that I do 1/2 chemo (4 rounds instead of and that we schedule things sooner. I have the feeling that the oncologist and surgeon don't see eye to eye on it. I understand why the oncologist wants to wait. If anything escaped, it would take a while to show up. But I've seen people get reversals after a month recovery from chemo many times. I've seen some wait two months. I don't recall a three-month wait before.
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