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When the dr has the needle in your port n tells you to drink n let him know when it feels stuck, I tell him.But then I get confused when he tells me to keep drinking n i m not sure what I'm suppose to be feeling or what to tell him? Can someone help n explain it to me?

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My doc does not have me drink while he has the syringe in my port so I dunno?

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mine either.

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Mine does.

What he is doing is filling you until you tell him you feel occluded. Than he tells you to continue drinking as he takes out some Fluid. The feedback should be 1) that the Fluid is indeed passing but more importantly 2) that the fluid is moving much slower as if you can feel it in your upper pouch moving through the stoma. Otherwise it just passes through without any restriction which sets you back.

Don't be alarmed by him keeping the needle in. He is trying to minimize the # of times he accesses the port which 1) reduces risk of infection and 2) reduces the # needle insertions into your port to reduce any breakdown in the port that can lead to leaks.

Don't hesitate to ask q's. Not sure if this is your first or subsequent fill and he just assumes you know or he's just overlooking the education component to getting a fill.

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good to know my gal just puts in 1 cc and then I sit up and she has me drink to make sure it doesn't get stuck or cause rumbling then I am on my way. I do like to stay close by for an hour just to be sure once I didn't and I was in trouble the next day.

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