Medical ports: shirts for access plus help me not freak out

Post date: 2020-01-24 10:36:36

My "fencing with a port" problem has been resolved. Now I would like recommendations for shirts to make it easier to access ports and also some reassurance because I am super freaked out about this.

This was me. MisanthropicSarah brought up the PaceGuard. I bought one and showed it to the interventional radiology folks, and they say they have no qualms about me fencing if I use it. Yay.

I've been looking online at companies that sell shirts that make port access easy, and I would love to hear personal recommendations. I have a nightmare of a super thin, scratchy shirt showing up. These are not companies I know anything about, so I don't know what I'm getting into. The most helpful answers will say more than just the company name. I'd really like to hear your experience. And please don't just say "Etsy," though if you can recommend a specific seller personally or see a reason you think someone in particular looks exceptional, go for it.

And, even though I know people always say they love their ports, the whole idea of having this plastic thing in my body is making me very uncomfortable as is the idea of surgery that involves my heart. I'd appreciate any encouragement based on personal experience.

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