It all started with a constant cough, which initially looked like a persistent cold. But it got worse and worse. My doctor diagnosed a pleural effusion due to cervical cancer. I didn’t know how to deal with the diagnosis.

– Ramona K., cervical cancer –

Due to my breast cancer, water collected in my lungs, which had to be punctured regularly at the clinic. I suffered constantly from shortness of breath. I could do practically nothing without fearing that I would literally run out of air. Through my doctor, I was made aware of the possibility of drainage using an indwelling catheter.

– Marita K., breast cancer –

I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer a year ago. After some time, this also caused a build-up of water in my abdomen, ascites, as my doctor explained to me. Some days my stomach looked like I had swallowed a large melon and I could no longer hide it under my clothes. I was very ashamed and didn’t want to be around people anymore. When the implanted catheter made it possible for me to drain the abdominal fluid myself and not have to go to the clinic all the time, I was able to drain the fluid more often and nobody has noticed the tiny catheter under my clothes to this day.

– Tanja S., ovarian cancer –