2023年1月31日 · What Is a Chemo Port? A chemo port is a small, implantable device that attaches to a vein (usually in your upper chest area). It allows healthcare providers to draw blood and give treatments — including chemotherapy drugs — without a needle stick. A port can remain in place for weeks, months or even years. Chemo ports can go in your arm or chest.

2023年9月21日 · After only 3 rounds of chemo my tumor is completely gone! One more treatment & then I will have a partial mastectomy, I am requesting the port to be taken out ASAP! I will still need Herceptin and Pergeta for another 6 months but will opt for the SubQ ( shot) instead of the infusion via port. I'll also get radiation... That's my mediport story.

People undergoing chemotherapy to treat their cancer may benefit from having a port implanted to make the delivery of medications easier. Chemotherapy ports, which are also known as port-a-caths, mediports or implantable ports, are relatively small and discreet devices that doctors implant beneath the skin.

2024年7月1日 · An implanted port is often called a mediport or port-a-cath. A port protects your veins during cancer treatment. This information explains implanted ports, port placement, and how to care for your port.

2025年2月17日 · A chemo port is a device implanted under the skin to deliver chemo drugs to a large vein in the upper chest. The port is usually implanted as a same-day surgical procedure under local anesthesia. A chemo port reduces the need for repeated needle sticks during chemo.

2024年10月30日 · What is an implanted port? An implanted port is a small medical device placed under the skin in your chest, arm or belly (abdomen). It allows healthcare providers easy access to a vein for giving medications, IV fluids and blood transfusions and for taking blood draws.

2024年10月15日 · If your cancer treatment will be administered via infusion, chances are you will have an infusion port installed. Until fairly recently – and possibly in some new cases or in hospitals still lacking expertise – patients received chemotherapy intravenously (IV) through a …

my sister in law was just diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer and will be getting a port placed for chemo soon. Looking for tips/info to help her prepare. She is very exhausted and in a lot of pain and so I am doing a lot of the research for her.

2013年3月6日 · In simple terms, a chemo port is a device that gets implanted just below the skin, and connects to a blood vessel near the heart. Because of it’s size, one advantage to having the port is that it’s much easier to insert the IV connection for chemotherapy.

2022年11月4日 · Cancer patients who undergo chemotherapy may receive a port as part of their treatment. Ervin Brown, M.D., explains how ports work and what to expect if you have one installed.