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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Pre-Dialysis => Topic started by: jambo101 on January 04, 2019, 12:53:05 PM
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My second attempt at a fistula has now failed and next Friday i get the installation of the catheter, what am i in for procedure wise? Thanks
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Laying on your back in a semi-conscious pain free state in an OR, assuming your procedure is similar to mine.
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How long does the operation last?
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Danged if I know, I was not keeping time and I was also having a PD cath removal done at the same OR visit. I'd guess 30 minutes or so.
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I've had at least one for 3 years. Pain while installing depends on doctor, Radiologist or Surgeon. Say goodbye to long, warm showers, swimming, drinking your fill of soda, your friends' backyard pool, working up a sweat while mowing or running a 5K etc. If I must have D, a catheter would be my choice.
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Catheters pose serious infection risks, hence the fistula first initiative.
As to showering - see www.korshield.com - worked great 4 me.
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>showering
My cath is on my upper right chest. I cut off a cheap, $1 poncho so it draped just below the area. It's made of saran wrap, so it is thin enough that I can pull the hood back and pinch it tight enough to form a seal around my neck while I wash my hair. If the dressing gets damp, I splash it with alcohol. Works ok.
>how long
30 minutes
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My catheter was also on my right upper-chest and fortunately I had it for about four years without any problems and no accident either and I feel very grateful about it.
The important point was for me at all times, to let no water ever to come near the chest-catheter and since water runs everywhere, I just used a flannel from the hip upwards and from the hip downward I used the shower.
Fortunately, the London Water-Board provides interested people with a very gently-and slowly-running shower-head, which not only saves water (which is their interest), but it certainly prevents accidents to happen with fast-running water on my chest-catheter (which was, of course, my interest...). This gently-soft-running shower-head from the London Water Board went really well with me and saved me from any infection and/or accident and I am very grateful for that.
Good luck and best wishes from Kristina. :grouphug;