Port Prayers

Ok, so today is the day that we find out if Heather's chemo port is operational or not.  They will flush it with saline and try to get a blood return on it to see if it is flowing unobstructed and can receive the chemo drugs.  Last week they gave Heather an IV for the chemo but because of the number of treatments and blood draws that she'll need over the next year or so a port is certainly preferable.  Below is a picture of how the port looks and how they administer the chemo:

The CTC staff suspect that there may be a kink in the catheter, Dr. Montano thinks that the obstruction may be due to swollen tissue because they tried to access her port the day after it was implanted.  Either way, if the line isn't clear Dr. Montano will likely do surgery on Heather tomorrow and replace the port.  Though it may be necessary, it's a bummer that she may have to go through an additional surgery.  Thanks to Glenna, Stan, and all of you who have been praying for her port to work today, I'll post when we know if it does or not.