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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: LarryG on January 06, 2011, 09:25:21 AM

Title: Infiltration
Post by: LarryG on January 06, 2011, 09:25:21 AM

Always a bad sign when the dialysis techs yells out to the head nurse, "Carmen, I've done it again!" as he has cannulized you and you yell out in pain as a hematoma starts to develop after an infiltration.

Title: Re: Infiltration
Post by: RichardMEL on January 06, 2011, 06:32:53 PM

Moved to proper forum: Dialysis: General Discussion - RichardMEL, Moderator

Title: Re: Infiltration
Post by: FineWhine on January 06, 2011, 07:28:55 PM

I did it to myself. I'm left handed and my fistula is in my upper left arm. I reached for the computer screen/tv unit with, or course, my left hand. Had to have it taped down till my brain remembered. My tech knew right away and grabbed the site and saved me from a giant bleed. Took a liong time to heal.

Last month, I started buttonhole and it's already running smooth, next week I start to try doing it myself. Makes me a little queasy. The good part is the cannula is not sharp, I can move my arm somewhat.

Hope you heal quick

Title: Re: Infiltration
Post by: Ang on January 06, 2011, 08:03:35 PM

as a newbie some 5 years ago, i was about 3 days into learning home  haemo,

your nurse is away today,this gentle man is the best dialysis within the entire hospital,

suffice to say "you can have 4 days off,because your  upper fistula arm is a  :shade of purple :boxing;