Thanks to everyone who responded to my post about starting IVIG for CIDP. Since I've only had 5 days of treatment and no obvious improvement yet, maybe even less strong than before, it has really helped me to hear your stories. I must be patient and stay the course in order to see any improvement. Now I am trying to decide whether or not to have a port put in my chest so that future treatments won't require having needles in my arms. I was told by people who have the ports that they make therapy much easier. I went online and read of the risks and problems and scared myself. Now I'm not sure if I want to go through with having one installed. Can anyone tell me of bad consequences or problems maintaining a port? I am concerned about infection. I already have to catheterize myself 4 x a day as I have damage to the nerves that control my bladder.