the Chemo Port

2 1/2 yrs after having it put in, I had chemo port removed April 2, 2014.  Surgery always makes me nervous.  My surgeon snapped this photo of the port after taking it out and cleaning it up.   Yes I wanted to photograph it but the "happy juice" knocks me right out in OR!!  I am a light weight!!

Chemo #2 is complete

I went on 8/18 for chemo #2 - as I sat in the car I was pulling handfulls of hair out - they say it starts after 2nd treatment.  It's part of my journey and I know it will grow back so I have decided to dye it pink!!!!

The handfull of hair that came out in the car before 2nd chemo

Below is the needle in the port!!!

Below is the 1st chemo drug going in the IV!!!  yes I pee red after this lovely treatment but drink lots of water to flush it out!!!

Below is me after treatment - feeling good and going to get the hair dye!!

Picked up my favorite magazine to read this weekend while I am resting!!

Found the dye!!

Below is the bleaching job.

 The bleaching job looks good - want to just do pink stripes or highlights but then did whole head!!

below is the final pink hair - Fetish pink!!!  love it - got to be different before the hair falls out and I go to the bandanas and skull caps!!!

Crazy day

Are you kidding me i wait over an hour for an appointment to see the surgeon for a post op to the Port surgery and he take s the Bandage off and  says see you in 4 months - my response was H*** no you are going to answer some questions for me _I didn't just wait an hour for that!!!!  he took me in his office and we talked - funny guy I really like him!!

the bandage is off the Port~~~!! ha!!  - 

then it was off to the Chemo teaching appt that I was now 30 minutes late for

the calendar of my next 2 months of Treatment - guess I won't be using cell phone to shoot in this office - check out the lines!!  my digital better not have this effect!!

Pen holder in Oncologist office - they put flowers on the pens so you have to return them!!!  ha!!

Forgot the Peace moblie went with me to the city (NYC) on Saturday but to hot to enjoy myself - will post more photos of the city adventure tomorrow.

July 22 - went for fitting of sleeve!!

 this is where I went to get fitted for the sleeve

 Monica and Alicia trying to find a good fit for me - they chose the Jobst sleeve

 Love her!!!

 ended up in Long Beach to buy the sleeve - they gave me a discount!!

 the reading material

cali loves his mama

Cali is always by my side!!!

 My new bracelet - says Let arm no BP or needles on the backside!!

I took the bandage off so I can finally take a shower after 48 hrs!!!  X marks the spot!!  

Card I will carry with me until port is taken out - wait a minute that means more surgery - Darn it!!!

These are the photos I took on July 20 when I had port put in

the tag for the day!!!

 in Pre-op from 11 until 1:45 - Greg was with me 

Greg took this in Post op with the ipad - we were so ready to go home it was 4;15

this was the iv in the right hand - no more touching the left arm - the nurse that put this one in was good at it - it hurt like h---!!

 apples juice and crackers to recover with - ate these like I was striving to death - hadn't eaten since tuesday!!!

Greg went to get the car- i took this photo while waiting on Paul with the wheelchair

 still waiting on Paul with the wheelchair

Awesome I see daylight!!!  woo hoo!!

bandage marks the spot where port is!!!!