I Hate Dialysis Message Board
Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: Whamo on December 30, 2011, 07:57:49 AM
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:rofl; Today I use my fistula for the first time. If it goes well for two weeks I can get rid of the catheter, and start taking showers again. :flower;
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Wonderful!
Just don't make the same mistake I did when I used my fistula for the first time: I forgot about taking care of it, and moved my arm while I was being dialyzed. I got so badly infiltrated that I never made that mistake again.
Keep your arm absolutely still until the needles are out!
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Woo hoo! I was in your shoes about a month ago. That first shower after the catheter removal is the most wonderful thing EVER. :bandance;
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I amwith that, HAvw bwwn usinf minew 2 weeks, Looking foreward to getting rid of these dam tubes and sleeping without a T shirt.
But on the good side . I( feel better after getting dialysised now , can only assume better clearances.
Ktonsdad
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Phew! Cough, cough!
I can smell you from here.
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Sometihing went wrong, and they switched back over to the catheter. We're going to try it again on Monday.
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Awwwww. :cuddle;
I know you must really be looking forward to that shower..... so folks can get near you again. :rofl; :rofl; :rofl;
Aleta
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Sometihing went wrong, and they switched back over to the catheter. We're going to try it again on Monday.
It happens. Hopefully Monday will be better. I hated having the catheter.
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Monday was better! The arterial line worked, and next time they'll plug in both of them.
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:2thumbsup; :2thumbsup; :2thumbsup;
Good! :clap;
Aleta
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hope all goes well :yahoo;
i had my central line taken out end of oct last year, i never realized how much i took 'taking a hot shower' for granted :rofl;
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Im excited for you! When I got my cath out in March, that first shower was the longest and best of my life!!! Its funny how we take for granted the simplest most routine activities. I know I got tired of the weird acrobatic moves in my shower stall (no tub) so as not to get my cath site wet.
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Sometihing went wrong, and they switched back over to the catheter. We're going to try it again on Monday.
I wouldn't worry too much. Sometimes they go bad one day, and start up the next day without issues. I started using my fistula in February of 2010 and didn't get the line out till June of that year. I think my problem was my neph's laziness. I was one of three people who were waiting to get their lines out at that time.
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There was this guy on another web site talking about taking a shower with his new fistula. He said if he got the water to hit the fistula just right it was like having an orgasm. I don't know how it applies to this thread but I thought it was very interesting. ;)
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That was actually here. I remember that. I was thinking about it last night when I was in the shower, but it doesn't do anything for me.. *LOL*
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@Riki yeah I know I couldn't find that dang spot either :rofl; I thought that I read that on FB but it may have been the IHD group on FB.
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@Riki yeah I know I couldn't find that dang spot either :rofl; I thought that I read that on FB but it may have been the IHD group on FB.
It could have been there too. I don't tend to read a whole lot on the FB group, though I am a member there