After talking with our nurse Marta and Dr. Kronish, Cole's catheter will be replaced. This is so we are assured he is receiving his Vinblastin correctly and we won't have to be worried about it clotting all the time. Instead of receiving a new Broviac catheter, he will get what is called a 'port' which will go under the skin in his same chest area. There will not be a line hanging down, everything will be just under the skin. The good thing is we will not have to clean it every day but he will need to be pricked each time it is accessed. Dr. Kronish feels comfortable with the port b/c Cole is only needing it to be accessed every 3 weeks instead of every week like he did at the beginning of his treatment.
His surgery will be Monday, March 23rd so please keep us in your thoughts and prayers that day as we will be anxious and a little nervous. He will only be in the hospital that day and will come home after his surgery. We are so thankful for all your prayers!
About Cole Kambeitz
- Holly Kambeitz
- Cole Jonathan Kambeitz was born October 5th, 2008. He was born with chicken pox-like lesions on his skin. After a CT scan, MRI, x-ray, ultrasound, and a biopsy, he was diagnosed with Langerhans Cell Hystiocytosis (LCH) at 3 days old. It affects his skin, liver and lungs. He completed treatment of 1 year of chemo and steroids and after a liver biopsy in late November '09 confirming no active disease, he is officially in remission. Today he is a very happy boy, excited to explore the world.
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Ports are really easy for doctors to put in and very low risk. You will love the low maintenance of the port and there is numbing cream the nurse can use before access. 1/2 my patients have ports and they love it! (little risk for infection or clotting and easy to use)
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