Urgency: Doctors may recommend starting chemo earlier if you have certain types of cancer. Recovery following insertion: Doctors typically wait at least a day for your body to recover after port ...

The effects of chemo and radiation can take months or years to surface. As a survivor, I have the scars to prove it.

The port placed in my chest for chemo infusions left a noticeable divot when it was removed. Both the bruising and scar are visible every time I wear something with a V-neck.

She had her chemotherapy port removed. ... Just being careful and scar care. So, not too bad.” Once the port was removed, Strahan was ecstatic. “It’s all gone, as you can see.

The port placed in my chest for chemo infusions left a noticeable divot when it was removed. Both the bruising and scar are visible every time I wear something with a V-neck.

The port placed in my chest for chemo infusions left a noticeable divot when it was removed. Both the bruising and scar are visible every time I wear something with a V-neck.

Isabella Strahan shared in a YouTube video that she had her chemotherapy port removed a month after finishing her final round of treatment. Screengrab from Isabella Strahan's Instagram page ...

She had her chemotherapy port removed. ... Just being careful and scar care. So, not too bad.” Once the port was removed, Strahan was ecstatic. “It’s all gone, as you can see.