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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: pdpatty on April 11, 2009, 01:54:07 PM

Title: Fistulagram on 21st
Post by: pdpatty on April 11, 2009, 01:54:07 PM

 Ok,have read on here where some experienced pain during this. Read on web that it can take 2-3 hours to complete. Is that correct?

Read also I am not to eat before.

Well,what si it like?

Title: Re: Fistulagram on 21st
Post by: dwcrawford on April 11, 2009, 02:33:08 PM

omg, me too.  same day I think.  Haven't heard that so I'm waiting for answer to your post...They will knock me out.  You?

Title: Re: Fistulagram on 21st
Post by: jbeany on April 11, 2009, 06:35:55 PM

patty isn't talking about getting the fistula placed, dan.  A fistulagram is a procedure to balloon open a narrowing that sometimes occurs along the walls of the fistula.  It's done out-patient, the procedure itself varies in time depending on how many spots need to be ballooned open.  (I usually spend more time in pre-op, waiting for them to start than I do in the actual procedure.) Yes, it can hurt while they do it, although most places will dope you up with something so you aren't really aware of the pain.  You may have some swelling and discomfort after.  I've rarely needed more than a tylenol, though.

They should give you pre-op instructions.  I do the same drill every time.  No food after midnight, no liquids 4 hours before you check in, only a swallow of water to get down the morning meds.  You must have a ride home, as the meds they give you will make you too groggy to drive.  They usually keep me for at least an hour in post-op.  You can have dialysis the same day as the procedure, although I hate doing in-center right after - it makes for a tremendously long day!

Title: Re: Fistulagram on 21st
Post by: kitkatz on April 11, 2009, 06:40:37 PM

I had stents place into my graft.  They gave me good quality drugs wile they did it.  They had a nurse standing by to give the drugs while they worked on me.  I got to see the x-rays when they finished. Pretty cool.  Yes, there was some pain, but manageable.  Afterwards the arm hurt for a week.  But then was fine.  Very similar to a fistula gram.

Title: Re: Fistulagram on 21st
Post by: Rerun on April 11, 2009, 07:33:22 PM

Just say YES to the drugs.

                  :yahoo;

Title: Re: Fistulagram on 21st
Post by: okarol on April 11, 2009, 07:51:29 PM

Quote from: Rerun on April 11, 2009, 07:33:22 PM

Just say YES to the drugs.

                  :yahoo;

I agree!  :2thumbsup;

Title: Re: Fistulagram on 21st
Post by: 502Blues on April 11, 2009, 07:54:32 PM

My first fisulagram was very painful, and it did take a couple hours.That was when I had it in my arm. Now that I have an AV Graft in my abdomen,they had to put me to sleep for angioplasty

Title: Re: Fistulagram on 21st
Post by: paris on April 11, 2009, 08:31:46 PM

No advice from me ----  Just wanted to say "502, good to see you again"   :2thumbsup;

Title: Re: Fistulagram on 21st
Post by: kitkatz on April 11, 2009, 09:18:49 PM

502 Can you explain the graft in your abdomen to us please? Never heard of one there.