Jason jokes as if he's been abducted by aliens. If you saw what he had to have done, you might get the joke too.
In helping get Jason and I ready for this chemo therapy, the nurse explained the side effects of the medications. One of the four drugs can give the feeling of severe burning the entire time it's administered. To avoid the pain, a power port can be installed right above his collar bone.
The simple procedure would allow chemo to go directly into on of his big veins, so he wouldn't feel the burning sensation in his arm. We agreed with the nurse that this was the best solution and scheduled the out-patient surgery.
Jason was put out completely for the surgery. After sitting in the waiting room for a half hour they brought us to a recovery room, where Jason was wheeled back in. His whole family was in the room, so it was quite crowded as he came to. It was a relief to see that he was okay after his surgery.
Since the drugs from the surgery were still wearing off, Jason kept on repeating himself. It was cute that he was genuinely concerned about how it went over and over again. As well as kept telling us what a nice nap he had just had.
Jason will keep this port for at least a year. It's fully hidden from view. All you can see is the bump on his skin.
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