Woke up at 5:15 am, checked in at the El Camino Hospital at 6. The Pre-op room was already in hustle and bustle. I thought to myself, it's fitting that I am not a medical professional because I will be grumpy if I can't see sunshine or hear bird singing when I wake up everyday. However, the nurses who rose up early to help us were all very kind and pleasant.
The procedure was smooth. It took four hours including pre-op and recovery. Gwohann was relaxed and happy when he was pushed out on a gurney from the operation room.
The Mediport is a small reservoir with a rubber septum that can be repeatedly punctured with a special type of needle. There is a tube runs from the reservoir into the main vein and the tip ends at the mid portion of the heart. It sounds scary but apparently it is considered a short and low risk procedure. The future chemos can 'flush' through the body without damaging the smaller veins in the arms where injection used to be given. The port can be used immediately and Gwohann will be able to resume exercise once the incision is healed. When the port is no longer needed, it can be removed in an office visit. Whoever invented this device and procedure must be very creative and clever.
The Mediport is a small reservoir with a rubber septum that can be repeatedly punctured with a special type of needle. There is a tube runs from the reservoir into the main vein and the tip ends at the mid portion of the heart. It sounds scary but apparently it is considered a short and low risk procedure. The future chemos can 'flush' through the body without damaging the smaller veins in the arms where injection used to be given. The port can be used immediately and Gwohann will be able to resume exercise once the incision is healed. When the port is no longer needed, it can be removed in an office visit. Whoever invented this device and procedure must be very creative and clever.
We are fortunate to have such option to make receiving treatment easier and less painful.
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