Bye port

Got my port taken out today! 👏🏻

I’ve had it in my chest for a year now to make chemo and immunotherapy infusions easier. But now that I’m done with treatment I don’t need it. I’ve had kind of a love/hate relationship with my port. I loved it because it meant I didn’t have to get poked a million times while nurses struggled to get an IV in my arm. (My veins are not the most cooperative). It really did make infusions SO much easier on me.

But I’ve hated having it under my skin – a constant physical reminder of the cancer. Plus, Ellie likes to jump on me and had a tendency to elbow me right in the port. 😬

So to be able to get the port taken out is really another reason to celebrate! It’s very symbolic for me. No more port = no more cancer. 😊

It’ll take a few days to recover from the procedure though. I was under conscious sedation and I’m still a little woozy from the meds at the moment. I’m definitely sore and I can’t pick up Ellie for a week or so, which she is not happy about lol.

But it’s all worth it. Another milestone for me! Cheers! 🥂