Got my cath put in today

[donnia]

Everything turned out good.  I went to the hospital at 11:00, Nurses came to get me at about 12:00.  I awoke in recovery at 1:05.  Back in my room by 1:45 Went home at about 3:30. 

I have had many surgeries in my life (you all know a little about surgeries too huh), but this is the VERY FIRST time I have ever had surgery withoug getting sick and throwing up for hours upon hours.  I did not even get a little sick at all    

I will be starting dialysis on Tuesday, and I have a very good attitude about it.  I will post my first dialysis experience  Tuesday or Wednesday.

You people are truely a God send!

[angela515]

 

[Wattle]

I am glad it all went smoothly.   

Good luck for Tuesday. I am sure you will do great. 

[angellady07]

Donnia, I'm glad surgery went well for you. I'm sending positive thoughts your way for Tuesday.

[Joe Paul]

Glad it went well 

[Sluff]

I am so happy things went well for you Donnia, good luck with Dialysis on Tuesday. 

[boxman55]

glad the surgery was a good experience stay positive and keep the area around the cath as clean and dry as possible. Good luck this week. Will be thinking of you. Boxman

[Laurie]

I'm glad the surgery went well. Good luck on Tuesday 

[donnia]

Thank you all soooo much.  You know, I don't know what I would do without y'all.  I would be FREAKING OUT for sure if y'all were not here with information and support!
 

[stauffenberg]

I assume you had a permcath inserted, not a neck line (which some people refer to as a catheter).  Perhaps you had no side-effects after the insertion because general anesthesia was not used, but rather, you may have had just Versed (also called Medazolam), which only dims your consciousness so you forget the experience afterwards.  When I had my first catheter inserted, I was promised by the nephrologist that the insertion would be performed using Versed as anesthetic, but when I got to radiology, the extremely unpleasant surgeon refused to use ANY anesthetic, saying he wanted his patient awake so that he could ask questions about how the catheter was proceeding through the vasculature in case there were any problems.  When I pointed out to him that with Versed the patient can usually continue to give feedback to the surgeon, he said that the patient's mind would not be sufficiently clear, in his view, to give totally accurate information about what he was feeling, so he would not use the drug.  So, I had no choice but to endure the insertion with no anesthetic, which was not pleasant, since I have a particularly tangled vasculature in my chest, and the surgeon struggled so hard with the insertion he wound up pushing me all around the surgical bed like a fish being gutted by the fish monger.  He also forgot to bother asking me any questions while all this was going on.  When this torment was over, he grunted to himself that maybe he should have used Versed after all!

[donnia]

oh stauffenberg... what a horrible experience for you. 

With me, they have called it a catheter.  It enters at the bottom of my neck.  Sounds stupid, but I am not exactly sure... but you can bet I will be sure soon.  I do know that I was completely out.  The anesthesiologist told me that he gave me all the anti nausea meds he could give me ( I am allergic to 2 of them).  He also gave me 2 anti nausea meds before the surgery.

*going to do some research about the cath and permcath*

[goofynina]

A good attitude is the best way to start dialysis my friend, good luck to you on Tuesday (and all the days after)