Monday, 12 Sep 2016
Just after mid day, Dr. Woo removed the “Porta Cath” medical device that he implanted on Monday, 14 Apr 2014. “Porty” provided quick, reliable, and low stress intravenous access (IV) access over the past 29 months. This type of access was a real luxury – as Ella’s wee veins have always been a challenge for the phlebotomists to find and access.
In preparation for this eventuality, “Porty” was not used for the past two blood draws. Instead, blood was drawn from veins in Ella’s arms. Ella deserves great credit for her willingness to accept these “old school” blood draws and yet another surgical procedure.
We are especially grateful to Dr. Russell Woo (pediatric surgeon) and Dr. Vincent Lucy (pediatric anesthesiologist) for their patience and willingness to answer our questions and understand our concerns.