I Hate Dialysis Message Board
Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: Bub on May 03, 2010, 01:00:41 PM
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I have had a hard time lately with getting hooked up on the machine. The nurse ends up sticking me repeatedly in each button hole and has switched to a sharp after several attempts. I was infiltrated the last two saturdays and I am beginning to wander if repeated infiltrations and using a sharp could damage by fistula. I was somewhat embarassed to do so, but I contacted the charge nurse and made sure one nurse never sticks me again. Another problem I have with this, is I come in on Tuesday after a rough Saturday session and my button holes are so tender and sore I dont want anyone touching them.
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I had a graft, so no button holes for me, but I have a vague recollection of someone on here talking about using two sets of button holes so they could alternate. Anyone with actual button holes, feel free to tell me I have it all wrong if my memory is on the fritz here.
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Its good to have 2 sets of buttonholes, I only have 1 set and use them six days a week and they are sore, we are going to start another set after I have a fistulagram tomorrow.
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I'm at the stage where the blunt goes into the arterial buttonhole fine, but they are having trouble getting a blunt into the venus. They have a try and then revert to a sharp.
Bub, I empathise completely re the varying abilites of the needlers. I either shudder in horror or smile in relief when I see who aproaches my cahir.