Titus' Port

This is a picture of what Titus’ port looks like under the skin. An hour before his clinic appointment, I put Lidocaine cream on the skin over the port to numb it. When he gets to clinic the first thing the nurse does is access his port. She/he inserts a needle (photo shows needle) into the port through the skin. He is such a big boy that he wants to sit by himself while the nurse accesses his port. He is so brave! They then draw labs and administer his chemo meds through the port. This port is quite the blessing because it means if/when he is admitted to the hospital, he won’t need to be poked multiple times for labs, IV’s etc.