Hi, yep I am a fan of the port as well. I have had mine for 2 years now, it is located in my right upper chest, very easy to access and the best decision I have ever made as far as IV managment goes. Every time I had a PICC placed, I would react to the catheter, so the site of the cath would be reddened and oozing alll of the time. I would then ultimately culture bacteria in my blood, so after 3 times around with that, I asked my doc for a port. Yes, the healing was a bit sore but I would repeat it anyday. My other veins have thanked me for doing this as I am on IV's 3-6 times a year, my last stint was for almost 8 weeks. I access my own port every month, very easy to do. I have only had one blocked incident with my port which was fixed with Alteplase. No bacteremia nada as far as the problems I had with the PICC lines. I reccomend a port to anyone who has to go through IV's frequently. Hugs, Jenn <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">