Content Overview
- Overview
- Life During a Continuous FOLFOX Infusion: Do's and Don'ts
- FOLFOX and Work
- Paying For FOLFOX Treatment
- FOLFOX: How Treatment Is Delivered (Infusion, Continuous Infusion)
- FOLFOX and Food
- How Chemotherapy Works
- Ports: Defined, Advantages, Risks, Care Of
- FOLFOX Variations
- FOLFOX Side Effects: What They Are And How To Cope With Them
- The Drugs Which Make Up FOLFOX
- How To Prepare For FOLFOX Infusions
- Implanting A Port
- What Happens During a Continuous FOLFOX Infusion
- What Happens During FOLFOX Infusion At The Treatment Center
- What NOT To Do While On FOLFOX Treatment
- Red Flags to Watch For While Undergoing FOLFOX Treatment
- Living With A Port When Not Being Infused
- Removal of A Port
- Nearing The End Of FOLFOX Treatment
- Recovery From FOLFOX Treatment
- Life After FOLFOX Treatment: Long Term
- Your Health Care Team
- Emotions And Feelings While Undergoing FOLFOX Treatment
- Disability Income From SSDI and/or SSI Or A Private Insurer
- FOLFOX and Sex
- If You Have Advanced Colorectal Cancer
- If Treatment Is Not Working
- FOLFOX Family and Friends
Chemotherapy: FOLFOX
Living With A Port When Not Being Infused
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- Wearing a port has been reported to be uncomfortable - particularly for the first few days or weeks until you adjust to it.
- Power ports tend to stick out a bit further from the body and may take more getting used to.
- Wearing a port is not painful for most people.
- Ports need to be flushed with a special solution during treatment and every 4 -- 6 weeks when not in active chemotherapy treatment.
- Flushing is usually performed with a combination of a saline solution and a blood thinning drug such as Heparin.
- The nursing staff will usually perform necessary flushing during treatment and can show you how to do the flushing yourself at other times.
- Women: the weight of breasts and gravity can put strain on a port.
- If you feel a strain, consider wearing a supportive bra while awake - at least during the first month after the port insertion.
- "Sleep bras" help minimize pulling at night. (They can also generally be worn during scans because they do not have any metal in them.)
- When a continuous infusion is in progress, care must be taken when washing and sleeping. To learn more about life with a continuous infusion, click here.
- When not being infused, you can do all activities with a port, including swimming and contact sports
- If you have questions about any activity that is part of your life, ask your medical team "just in case."
How Long A Port Stays In Place
A port can remain in place for as long as your doctor determines that you need it -- to a maximum of the port's expiration date. Over time, the port generally moves closer to the surface of the body.
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