They did put the needle in and I forgot the numbing cream (very sad face-makes a huge difference to me) but I'm tough so it wasn't too bad. Then they flushed it with saline (don't care for the taste at all-screams hospital) and then heprin (sp?) and then they wheeled me into the OR that they did the procedure in and I got to wait a little while.
It was actually a very good thing that I had to wait, I took a much needed nap. Then they put the radioactive dye (side note-I have had SO much of this radioactive dye in the last five years, I bet when a hurricane comes I can light up our house, our own personal generator) and then they took a lot of pictures.
They let me see the pictures, which was actually a very good thing because my imagination as to what and where my port and all the wires were was waaayyyy off what was actually going on inside. That made me feel TONS better, should have asked the first time. Of course, I was half out of it.
They think what happened was my tube that connects to the port in my vein has gone up against the side of my vein and my body doesn't quite know what to do with it, so it is growing around it causing fibrous tissue to form around it and that's the clot that was in the way yesterday. So hopefully now with a good flushing and liquid plumber I will be good to go next time. I was so grateful no new port or anything.
At home, about to get Nick going on his mump homework and probably nap, I'm feeling a little glassy eyed!
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