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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: karen547 on September 06, 2007, 08:18:51 AM
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I will be starting my fistula on monday. I am a little bit nervous since I've seen some pretty nasty things happen at my clinic to one patient in particular; he always is in pain and bleeds a lot! I'm going to be using both the cream and the spray so hopefully that will help. I am VERY excited to get the catheter out of my neck though :clap;
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Don't be too afraid Karen. I am a 51 year old man and dreaded the whole thing. However, I have a fistula in my left arm in the crease of my arm. If the tech is good you will feel just about nothing. I use the cream about an hour or so before i go and it has worked out OK. I am the only patient in my center who has had a problem with pain. I don't bleed allot either. Once the needles are in you forget all about them. With me they started with just one needle and the other went to the catheter. After a couple of days they did used both needles. They try and find two spots on the fistula that are as far apart as possible. That way you get a good treatment. It has been a couple of years now and i am used to it. You'll be OK Karen.
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You will be fine, I am 55 and also worried the first time, but it turned out to be nothing. After 8 months now it doesn't even faze me. All will be ok.
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I am sure you will do just fine Karen, i know how scary it is but in time, you will get used to it :thumbup; Sending good thoughts your way :cuddle;
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Best of luck to you. Just remember it always seems worse then it really is. You will be fine...Boxman
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Good luck on Monday. I could not stand the thought of being stuck 6 times a week, so I decided to give PD a try. I hope the cream and spray work and you feel no pain :2thumbsup;
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I will be starting my fistula on monday. I am a little bit nervous since I've seen some pretty nasty things happen at my clinic to one patient in particular; he always is in pain and bleeds a lot! I'm going to be using both the cream and the spray so hopefully that will help. I am VERY excited to get the catheter out of my neck though :clap;
Good Luck with that Fistula! I know I'll be so glad to get this thing out of my neck. I just hope my fistula hurries up and "gets well" so we can start using it! -- Sheesh, you'd think after 3 years it would be ready to go .. but NO. I go and get a lazy fistula. :)