I Hate Dialysis Message Board
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
March 18, 2024, 11:23:20 PM

Login with username, password and session length
Search:     Advanced search
532606 Posts in 33561 Topics by 12678 Members
Latest Member: astrobridge
* Home Help Search Login Register
+  I Hate Dialysis Message Board
|-+  Dialysis Discussion
| |-+  Dialysis: F.A.Q. (Frequently Asked Questions)
| | |-+  Just a nerve?
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic. « previous next »
Pages: [1] Go Down Print
Author Topic: Just a nerve?  (Read 3242 times)
Jess21
Sr. Member
****
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 617


WWW
« on: February 17, 2009, 07:38:34 AM »

I had a quick question..yesterday a tech who has only done my buttonhole maybe twice (unsuccessfully i think) tried to poke me.  I think he jabbed a little hard because when he was in the venous all of a sudden I had a sharp pain by my scar by my wrist.  It went away and I didn't really think about it, but I noticed on the way home it was kinda itchy over where it had hurt.  Last night it seemed a little discolored by it, so I put a heating pad on it.  That went away.  Today it occasionally stings.  Has this happened to anyone else?  Did he just hit a nerve?  I know when they laid the needle on a nerve once it was constant pain and I was curled up in the chair about to cry...  My bruit is fine everyone has been saying how strong it is lately..I just don't want to call my access center and be a worry wart, but don't want to not be one and it mess up...
any advice?  :thx;
Logged

Hospitalized w/ renal failure- Nov. 2007
Diagnosed w/ ESRD w/ unknown cause- Jan 2008
Lower arm AV Fistula created- March 2008
On IL transplant list- Oct. 8th, 2008
On WI transplant list- June 25th, 2009
Pediatric 2 kidney transplant- July 6th, 2009 (3/6 antigen match)
Rerun
Member for Life
******
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 12242


Going through life tied to a chair!

« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2009, 07:49:19 AM »

I don't have a button hole, but just my experience is he must have hit a nerve.  You can request someone else to stick you.

Logged

twirl
Member for Life
******
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 8960


« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2009, 04:08:46 PM »

there are two techs that I will not let stick me--- too much pain when they do--- request someone else
Logged
monrein
Member for Life
******
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 8323


Might as well smile

« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2009, 04:21:24 PM »

It sounds like the tech hit a nerve Jess but keep an eye on it and keep checking that thrill and bruit.
Logged

Pyelonephritis (began at 8 mos old)
Home haemo 1980-1985 (self-cannulated with 15 gauge sharps)
Cadaveric transplant 1985
New upper-arm fistula April 2008
Uldall-Cook catheter inserted May 2008
Haemo-dialysis, self care unit June 2008
(2 1/2 hours X 5 weekly)
Self-cannulated, 15 gauge blunts, buttonholes.
Living donor transplant (sister-in law Kathy) Feb. 2009
First failed kidney transplant removed Apr.  2009
Second trx doing great so far...all lab values in normal ranges
Jess21
Sr. Member
****
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 617


WWW
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2009, 07:07:40 AM »

I took off my bandaid yesterday and saw that the tech had hit a good 1/8 of an inch away from the entrance to my venous tunnel..that could be why it hurt...
Logged

Hospitalized w/ renal failure- Nov. 2007
Diagnosed w/ ESRD w/ unknown cause- Jan 2008
Lower arm AV Fistula created- March 2008
On IL transplant list- Oct. 8th, 2008
On WI transplant list- June 25th, 2009
Pediatric 2 kidney transplant- July 6th, 2009 (3/6 antigen match)
jbeany
Member for Life
******
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 7536


Cattitude

« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2009, 09:46:32 AM »

Ouch!
Logged

"Asbestos Gelos"  (As-bes-tos yay-lohs) Greek. Literally, "fireproof laughter".  A term used by Homer for invincible laughter in the face of death and mortality.

monrein
Member for Life
******
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 8323


Might as well smile

« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2009, 10:06:06 AM »

 :waving;  Sounds like it's past time for you to start doing your own buttonholes.  Once you do you'll never understand why you let them do it.  Not trying to push you or anything, well just gentle pushing because I know how much better it is to have complete consistency with the buttonholes.   :cuddle;
Logged

Pyelonephritis (began at 8 mos old)
Home haemo 1980-1985 (self-cannulated with 15 gauge sharps)
Cadaveric transplant 1985
New upper-arm fistula April 2008
Uldall-Cook catheter inserted May 2008
Haemo-dialysis, self care unit June 2008
(2 1/2 hours X 5 weekly)
Self-cannulated, 15 gauge blunts, buttonholes.
Living donor transplant (sister-in law Kathy) Feb. 2009
First failed kidney transplant removed Apr.  2009
Second trx doing great so far...all lab values in normal ranges
Pages: [1] Go Up Print 
« previous next »
 

Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP SMF 2.0.17 | SMF © 2019, Simple Machines | Terms and Policies Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!