Pretty routine infusion yesterday, if there is such a thing.  When I got there and seated (finally a better seat this time), the nurse who was accessing my port asked if she could show it to the student nurse that was working with her.  She had never seen a port before and I said that I didn't mind at all.  The nurse then talked to the student a little about ports and then showed her the procedure for accessing it.  When she was finished the student asked me if it hurt at all.  I told her that it really didn't feel any worse than having the needle put in when you have blood drawn from an arm vein.  I guess that the needle is a little bit thicker, but once it is in I really don't feel much at all.  The nurse then said that some people use the lidocaine cream and I said that I have had some skin reactions to it so I don't use it anymore.  I also haven't really noticed much difference from when I used it those few times to not using it.

After that the nurse for my infusion came and asked me how I was feeling and then a series of questions about side-effects.  I responded no to all of them and she said, "Well, you're boring, aren't you?  But that's okay, we like boring."  My wait for the avastin wasn't too long today so I was in and out in a relatively short time, which is fine with me!