Senior Man Cancer Patient Chemotherapy IV Pump Attached To Chest Infusion Port - stock photo

After an acute appendicitis laparoscopic surgical procedure quickly turned into an all-out, emergency, open abdomen, small intestine ileal cancer tumor extraction surgery, this senior adult man medical patient has had an IV infusion port temporarily embedded into his chest. He will be having bi-weekly adjuvant chemotherapy treatments. He is home now - after the initial chemo session lasting a few hours at the hospital - with a portable battery-powered infusion pump strapped around his waist. The pump is attached to his chest port with a small tube through which the chemotherapy drugs will continue to be dripped for two more days. At that time, a home caregiver nurse will visit to detach the pump and infusion tubes and connectors until the next session in two weeks.