When is the port removed

Is this something they remove after treatment or keep in? My MIL finished treatment last January for stage 3 and  notice last night she still had her port in.  Her last scans were clear, but she's been to the doctors alot lately which is making me worry.  She's a great lady and I pray its not back.

I had my surgery in November for t3 and the port was taken out about 10 days after surgery because my white count was high. That was it no more need to keep it.  Good luck and keep asking questions   God bless

My husband has had his port in since April 2008 when he started chemo for Stage 3 EC and so far his scans have been clear.  The Oncologist was going to remove the port after 1 yr. (his last chemo was in July 2008 so that would have been July 2009) but his veins were affected by the chemo and it was difficult withdrawing blood and getting the "dye" into him whenever he had a CT.  I believe his veins will recover but, for right now, his Oncologist says the port is the only access he has to withdraw blood and he doesn't want it removed right now.  My husband has another CT scan on Nov. 12 and he is suppose to contact his surgeon to see if he implanted the new type of port that they can use to put the "dye" through using the port for his next CT.  During the last CT scan about 4 months ago, he got a large hematoma when they attempted to access his vein using his arm. 

He would really like the port out.  We have a little Yorkie that we have to watch so she doesn't bump it.  Also, his Oncologist told him he couldn't fly with the port in.

Maria

We didn't have a port, my hubby's was a picc line...and it came out right after chemo/rad.  If he had a port, he was going to be able to fly with it...

But everyone is different, if you are going to have surgery, maybe they are leaving it for that?  I'd ask the doc when it can come out.

I had my port put in when my chemo started in Feb of this year.  Had surgery in May for esophagectomy and now, after 2 follow up CT scans that were negative, I still have it in.  My oncologist told me I could have it removed.  However, I work in a radiology department and know everyone in the interventional are where these are put in (it's an infusaport).  They actually talked me out of removing it.  They asked me if it bothered me, which it doesn't.  They said if it doesn't bother me, they'd leave it in as they see people all the time that have them removed and then have to have them put back in a few months later because ca has returned.  I plan on leaving it in for at least a year and then having it removed.  Another thing to consider, especially if it's not bothering the patient, is that it's not cheap to have these things put in.

I had my port out 7 months after surgery was done, but a friend of mine had his port for 3 years after.  The port does no harm, it is just a nusance to have it flushed every month. I was glad to have one to begin treatment as it saves the veins.  I had a picc line to receive nourishment right after surgery and that came out before I left the hospital.  The j-tube was removed (for me) 5 months after surgery.

My husband's first port was removed after about nine months from installation. He needed a new one installed shortly after when the cancer came back, and he has had it ever since. He is about to start using it again after a few months off chemo. They flush it monthly with heparain maintain it when we do not need to use it for chemo.