Intraperitoneal Port Removal
I'm having a quick surgery tomorrow morning to remove my IP Port. My doctor will re-open the 2 inch incision she used to implant the port, clean up any scar tissue, remove the port, and close me back up. The whole procedure should only take about 15 minutes. This 15 minute procedure will probably require 4-6 hours in the hospital for me and Greg. Intraperitoneal implantable port I've added a photo of what my IP Port looks like, or at least what it looked like when they implanted it in December, who knows what it'll look like after it's been in my belly for 7 months! On top of the silver piece is silicone. That's where the needles were inserted and the drugs/fluids were pumped into my belly. If you look closely, you can see the tube has little dots. These are holes that allowed the chemo to be released throughout my whole belly cavity. Think about a sprinkler hose for your yard! So, this little piece and the tubing are currently i