Upper arm self cannulation

[brmoore]

    Does having your Fistula or Graft in upper arm make it more difficult to perform self-cannulation ? For those of you
that had fear of needles, how did you  overcome those fears - any tricks ?

[Rerun]

Yeah, let me know because I still look away and bite my finger.


                                 

[Wallyz]

    Does having your Fistula or Graft in upper arm make it more difficult to perform self-cannulation ? For those of you
that had fear of needles, how did you  overcome those fears - any tricks ?

I know a lady who was deathly afraid of needles, but who wanted to dialyze at home. She saw a hypnotherapist to help her with her panic about needles.  It worked for her.

[brmoore]

  I was thinking of trying to learn self-hypnotism.