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port installed for chemotherapy
I'm getting a port installed in my chest, that will go into a vein around
the chest area. I don't know if it will go in a major vein or just a vein or
into my heart. So, do you guys think it would be ok to cook up some morphine
sulfate or some dilaudid and do a iv push into that port?
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-Based on your previous post ii is my erudite medical opinion that you attach
a bag of IV'able prime prune juice to the port and locate yourself near
appropriate facilities ready for E-Vac. I'd also do some research on just what the fx are of mixing opioids and the
chemo process - i reckon it's safe but you never know. -Of course it's safe. Most cancer patients are on some form of painkiller, often
before, during and after chemo treatments. What a luxury to have that induction option. Reminds me of the days when I had
the hardest time finding a running vein. Would poke myself full of holes before
I finally hit. I recall one time just looking into the mirror as the rush
kicked in, to see myself standing there naked with small trickles of blood
flowing from a dozen needle stab-wounds. Looked like a still-photo from a
horror-flick, or maybe a DARE poster-ad for abstinence -Perfectly safe. I suggest running a little liquid Drano through first
though, just to clean out any cholesterol. Or use a really long, flexible
wire brush - make sure it goes all the way into your heart - and just "scrub
for Sunday". In between doses, get a blower attachment on your airhose (get
the pressure comin' through the hose, from the compressor, up to around 100
PSI) and pop the cap off that port, and give 'er two or three blasts of air
through there to clear the pipe. Don't be afraid to really leeeeaaaaannnn on
that blower trigger, 'ta get the air flowin. That friggin' port hose is as
long as a mule's lip, from his ear down, so it'll take all the pressure that
Emglo will dish out.
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