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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: Dragonfly on April 18, 2013, 11:28:30 AM

Title: Button Holes
Post by: Dragonfly on April 18, 2013, 11:28:30 AM

I was doing some research on home hemo, I was reading that you have to have a fistula to do hemo at home and to form the button holes. Is this t? I have a graft, can I use that? Does anyone know?


Norma

Title: Re: Button Holes
Post by: Leanne on April 18, 2013, 11:50:43 AM

 :2thumbsup;i have a fistula with buttonholes and do nxstage.  Im pretty sure you can also do it with a graft.  Here we had a lady do home hemo with a catheter.  Im nearly positive there is a lady on here that does her husbands dialysis with a graft.  Home hemo will make you feel muchbetter and less restrictions too.  I get to drink qiite a bit more and that is just divine.

Title: Re: Button Holes
Post by: amanda100wilson on April 18, 2013, 12:58:56 PM

no, you cannot have buttonholes with a graft.  You need to use laddering technique