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Showering With A Port

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Subject: Showering With a Port
Date: 11/22/2004
My husband had a port surgically implanted on the left side of his chest back in July 2004. He was not allowed to get it wet because he was receiving chemo treatments 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for 5 1/2 weeks by a pump he wore in a small fanny pack around his waste. The port was flushed once a week at which time he was able to shower. The port and the area surrounding it were bandaged with a large, semi thick square clear bandage and then each side of the square bandage was also covered with some sort of surgical tape. I'm not sure of what your situation is, but as long as he was not wearing the chemo pump, he was allowed to get the port wet. I hope this is of some help to you.

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