port implant

Almost every mesothelioma patient needs to decide on whether or not to get a port implant to help make their mesothelioma treatment procedures easier. During your mesothelioma treatment, your health care team frequently needs access to your veins to give you treatments such as chemotherapy, blood transfusions, antibiotics, or intravenous (IV) fluids. They may also need to take samples of your blood for testing. Getting a port implanted takes away the guesswork about where to stick the needle. Mesothelioma caregiver Debbie Clemmons describes in her book about her late husband Randy Brady’s … [Read more...]