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Do you have a Port-a-cath?
I have recently found out what a Port-a-cath was from a friend who was recommended one by their doctor. I wanted to know if anyone within the forum is currently using a Poer-a-cath or has any experience with anyone that has one and would like to share their experience?
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i read once about that, i think this device is special for very sick people who needs always for direct medication and prevent injection every time, its easy and reliable.
https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/port-a-cath
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Yes, I do have a port-a-cath. I have had it for 11 years. I was a military brat and the airmen would take our blood never doing it right. They never offered it at the base hospital, so it was so painful. It would always take three to four times. I didn’t get it until later in life and it was the best thing ever made. Then some sickle cell patients begin dying of septic infections caused by their ports. A lot of medical personnel did not know how to access them. They would not flush them out with heparin before and after. Now we are told the hospital doesn’t want to use them anymore because of infections. Mine is only used at the infusion center for transfusion.
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It sounds so useful Colleen, it makes everything much easier when used and looked after correctly.
I know a few people with it too who’d vouch for it. It’s reassuring as I may have to consider it myself one day.
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