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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: staceyand joe92 on December 10, 2008, 06:14:10 AM

Title: catheter cover-up
Post by: staceyand joe92 on December 10, 2008, 06:14:10 AM

I have a neck/chest cath. I was very worried that people were staring at the HUGE bandage on my neck/chest so I began to wear scarves and turtlenecks.  My question is : Do you hide your bandage or not?

Title: Re: catheter cover-up
Post by: mikey07840 on December 10, 2008, 07:19:03 AM

I do not go out of my way to cover anything up. My comfort comes first!

Title: Re: catheter cover-up
Post by: staceyand joe92 on December 10, 2008, 07:25:08 AM

In the beginning the bandage/tubes made my children nervous.  Now that they are becoming more accustomed to it I have begun to wear whatever I want . I think when I became more comfortable around my family, going out in public wasn't such a big deal anymore.

Title: Re: catheter cover-up
Post by: kitkatz on December 10, 2008, 03:11:13 PM

My graft arm looks like hell so I wear three quarter sleeves a lot.

Title: Re: catheter cover-up
Post by: G-Ma on December 10, 2008, 06:41:13 PM

I always wore what I was comfortable with..that comes first and since hospital in November, I had another tube so now 2 scars that show...oh well.

Title: Re: catheter cover-up
Post by: MIbarra on December 10, 2008, 08:52:08 PM

I did not cover my catheter when I had one.

I do cover my fistula.. for some reason when I have it uncovered it feels weird.. If someone brushes against it I get the heebee jeebees.