Originaly for my first round of 5 Plex, I was an in patient and they installed a femoral port but I didn't work well and the staff conducting the exchange noticed that I had very good sound veins in the elbow so they decided to skip the port and work directly through the elbow veins and that procedure remained unchanged until now. They even told me that my veins were a nurse dream...
As an out patient, the whole process takes a little more than 2 hr, 15 min preparation, 90 minutes for 4 liters of plasma, 15 minutes rinse+bandage and 15 minutes rest.
I arrive at the hospital usually at 9:00 AM and I drive home at 11:30 AM.
If you have a chance, ask the people to look at your veins and about running the exchange without a port...?
Good luck to you,
Maurice.