Port of call (graphic photo)

I got a call from CanCare to come in Sunday to have my port area cleaned and looked at to be sure everything looked okay. Bandage came off, had it cleaned up with alcohol. Port area went great but when the neck incision was cleaned with alcohol, I just about jumped out of my skin. The nurse quickly ran across the room to grab sterilized water and washed it off, whew, ouch! But all is good, still have steri-strips on in both places which will dry up and fall off in several days. One of the nurses in today at CanCare was one that used to come to the house when I had home care last year. She was happy to see me still around. I will have to go into the office to have my pamidronate disconnected and my port cleaned once a month. Darn, that means no more taking out my IV myself anymore. I had fun doing that, as strange as that may sound. Here is a photo after the clean up. Still sore and tender, as is my other arm. Not allowed to lift anything or do much for the next 5-6 days. Gosh golly darn whatever will I do???