In Reply to: chemo posted by joe on June 24, 2008 at 00:30:50:
This device puts the chemo which has the potency to destroy an insertion vein straight into the superior vena cava.
Here is a picture of it.
It's not really just like that. The part which comes exposed from the skin is on the side of my neck.
For some strange reason they had to do the surgery where they put the apparatus (the chemo port thing) twice. I never did understand why they had to redo it, and I think that's because nobody knew except the head doctor who looked at the X-ray and decided that. I decided they fucked up and told them I didn't want to pay for it. See, Korean doctors ..... well, on the same floor as I was on at KonKuk University HOspital there was a Korean 20-year-generation female, she had to have surgery 3 times, the doctors kept making mistakes. And they made her pay for them. To the American that I am, that's atrocious, so I was right on this thing.... they did take off some charges, apparently, but I won't know for sure till I see my detailed bill which I'll pick up tomorrow.