I’ve written a few things about the chest port in my chest, but I’ve always been fascinated by the process of accessing it or tapping into it. So we filmed it this week.

Before this video was taken they cleaned the area. Then I turn my head, take a deep breath (both for good measure and to help hold the device still while it gets accessed) and then in it goes.

If you have a problem with needles you may not want to watch this, since it’s basically a large needle, and also there is a little bit of blood that you can see get pulled in to the tube when she checks for blood return (to ensure everything is working properly) after she puts it in.

Anyway I think it’s interesting. It part of the process, and therefore something that I feel is worth chronicling here even if its something that might disturb some readers.