Out, Out, Damn Port!

Huzzah! It's out!

I had the procedure Friday morning and it really couldn't have gone better.

I was a little nervous about it because I had read a couple of horror stories online (the down side of support group discussion boards is that you always hear the worst-case scenario) and so thought the removal would be more difficult/painful than the insertion. However, that turned out not to be the case. The surgery took less than an hour. All told, we were at the treatment center less than 3 hours. I took a nap in the afternoon (after-effects of the anesthesia) and took regular ole Tylenol as a precaution, and that's it. Haven't taken any pain meds (haven't had any pain) since Friday.

So, life--at least for the moment--is back to normal.