Agree. This is one of those medical things that sounds very scary, but in reality is relatively easy.

Stage 3C colon cancer survivor here. For colon cancer chemo, Mayo gave me 12 sessions of the FOLFOX6 protocol over 8 months. Some chemotherapies are extremely strong so it is preferred to infuse the chemicals in a port to a major vein which has a lot of blood flow.

The short burst of pain when they insert into the port is a LOT LESS pain than having them try to insert into a vein. In my case, they used the port for other things like blood tests and contrast media for scans.

My port was installed outpatient in March 2021 under anesthesia and I don't remember the surgery at all. Minor discomfort after the surgery for a week. I had mine removed in October 2023, a simple and short outpatient surgery with local anesthetic. I had it removed because it appears I won't need further chemo (yay!) and it had to be flushed monthly requiring a 1 hour trip one way to the infusion center.

So, in a word... recommended.