我们大多数人都熟悉化学疗法andradiation作为乳腺癌诊断后的常见治疗选择。
但是，您可能没有听说过其他方面的其他方面，例如端口 - 体导管（又名Port-A-Cath或Port），这是一种用于将药物，营养素，血液产品或液体输送到您的机制血液并从您的体内取出血液进行测试。
该港口是中央静脉导管最常见的类型之一。另一个是PICC（发音为“选择”）行。
如果您正在考虑化学疗法，则需要了解有关港口的五件事，这可能涉及使用端口来管理治疗。
端口是塑料盘（大约是美国四分之一或加拿大loonie的大小），位于您的皮肤下方，通常是乳房上方或锁骨下方，用于静脉内将药物直接喂入大静脉，并进入心脏。它也可以用来抽血。
If you are in treatment, you will need to have your veins accessed frequently. A port is used to avoid poking your arm with needles numerous times and for protecting small veins. It is removed after therapy and leaves a small scar behind.
尽管可能建议使用港口，但要获得一个端口是您需要与医生一起做出的决定。有许多因素需要考虑，包括成本，类型和治疗时间表以及您可能拥有的其他现有医疗状况。
它也可以插入您的上臂，但这是您通常必须在加拿大倡导的事情，因为这不是标准位置。
确保您要做适合自己的感觉，并了解获得港口的风险和好处。
这是一个简短的手术，您可以期望在医院住几个小时。在此期间，您将收到胸部区域的局部麻醉剂。
For the rest of the day, avoid wearing tight bras or carrying a purse across your chest. You’ll be told to relax at home for the day (the perfect excuse to binge-watch your favorite Netflix show). You can eat and drink normally, but expect some mild pain.
After a few days you can shower or bathe, but only after the dressing has been removed. The stitches will dissolve over time, and the Steri-Strips (white tape under the dressing) will fall off on their own. Just watch for signs of infection and let your doctor know right away if you notice any:
- swelling
- 疼痛
- 发红
- 切口周围的液体
- shortness of breath
- chest pain
- fever
- 头晕
- swelling on your neck, face, or arm on the side where the port is inserted
卸下港口的方式类似。
不是通常的，但是当它可以用于化学疗法或抽血时，最初的oke确实会刺痛一些（类似于手臂中的静脉注射）。非处方或医生处方麻木的霜可以帮助缓解不适。
它可以不舒服。戴着一个座位belt or a purse directly over the port area can irritate it, but thankfully, accessories can help — think small pillows between your port and the seat belt or a seat belt wrap. (If you want to add a bit of personality to your pillow, Etsy does carry some可爱的那些。）
Yes, it does. During your chemo session, after your IV is connected, the nurse will flush out the port lines before administering the chemo drugs. This is also the last thing that the nurse does after administering your chemo, before removing the IV.
如果您的港口大约一个月未访问，则必须将其冲洗掉。这可以在您当地的医院血液实验室部门完成，只需几分钟。这将有助于防止血液凝结，感染和其他并发症。
This article first appeared on重新考虑乳腺癌。
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