Baseline testing

Testing this morning went fine. Dad was frustrated to be stuck five times for the blood tests, but his days of multiple sticks are numbered. He scheduled to have a Port-a-Cath® (also called a port) put in on Wednesday. A port is a small device placed under the skin. It empties into a blood vessel and makes it easier to give chemotherapy and to take blood for tests. It requires no special maintenance and is completely internal, so swimming and bathing are not a problem.