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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: sullidog on April 10, 2010, 11:31:54 AM

Title: my surgery
Post by: sullidog on April 10, 2010, 11:31:54 AM

As you all know I had surgery Thursday, they put a graft in my right arm, this time they used a bigger vain, surgery went well and I'm happy to say it's happily purring away!
Troy

Title: Re: my surgery
Post by: karen547 on April 10, 2010, 12:25:31 PM

 :thumbup;

Title: Re: my surgery
Post by: Jean on April 10, 2010, 01:47:22 PM

 Glad to hear it was successful.

Title: Re: my surgery
Post by: okarol on April 10, 2010, 05:48:53 PM

 :2thumbsup; Good!
Do they have you exercising it?

Title: Re: my surgery
Post by: sullidog on April 12, 2010, 06:53:12 PM

Yep, will try my best as my bending back and forth isn't very good right now.
Troy

Title: Re: my surgery
Post by: MooseMom on April 12, 2010, 08:07:13 PM

Do you have to exercise a graft in the same way you are supposed to exercise a fistula?

Title: Re: my surgery
Post by: sullidog on April 13, 2010, 04:48:56 PM

Yep, the thing about a graft it's an artificial vain so once it heals it's ready to be used. You just need to excersize it because it's attached to a real vain.
Troy

Title: Re: my surgery
Post by: MooseMom on April 13, 2010, 06:54:57 PM

Well, you see, I learned something new today.