Update......

all this happened last month so please bear with me and my stupid dodgy memory of events :)

I was admitted to Gartnavel on Monday 1st June in preparation for my port to be fitted. I had 2 cannulas inserted so that I could be hooked up to a sliding scale,was a wee bit nervous because I have not much luck with venflons, (hence getting a port fitted;) ) but they turned out to be fine and I had no major dramas thank goodness. After a good nights sleep I was hooked up to a glucose drip and a sliding scale, my surgery wasn't 'til the afternoon so I just lay on my bed reading magazines and trying to relax until the theatre staff came to collect me. Down in the theatre area, the anesthethist (sp) gave me the General Anesthetic (sp again) to knock me out for the sugery..............Then I woke up.
Groggy and tender, I finally had my port, it's situated on my left chest wall, just below the bra line, I was also started on IV's but I didnt get to go home until 10 days into my IV's as I had problems with my bowels, thanks to the painkillers. I needed 9 jugs of kleenprep to clear my blockage :O I was finally allowed home to finish my last 5 days of IV's.
Had clinic the next week but as I had a cold, I didnt have enough puff for my Lung Function to register :(
I was started on Chloramphenicol for 10 days and they seem to have done the trick.
Just need to get my weight up now and try and get back to a normal routine.