Hi Dana,
So far I had 3 series of 4 PLEX, one 2 years ago as an in-patient with a femoral port which didn't function well and was removed after the first session. These took place every 2 days and they insert the neddles in my arm veins which, by chance, are very accessible and strong.
The other 2 are recent, one late november and the other late december but this time as an out-patient and again without port. My veins are still OK even after 2 year Pred treatment...The sessions are performed at the rate of 2 per week.
I just started a different scheme: once per week for 5 weeks, out-patient and no port! The future is probably one session every 10 or 15 days until my 50 mg Pred (or more?) finally kicks in...
Maurice.
My advise: have your father's arm veins seen by the PLEX staff, maybe he doesn't need any port!