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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: pdpatty on March 18, 2008, 11:11:26 AM

Title: surgery nexk week
Post by: pdpatty on March 18, 2008, 11:11:26 AM: Saw the surgeon today,had ultra sound on fistula. The reason the upper part of it hasn't matured is I have a narrowing of the vein so he said `balloon' and my first thought was a `parrtaay,with cake and funny hats. Wait ,that isn't what I thougt,it was OUCH as what I have read this can be painful.
He will try to open it up with wires and the balloon and if that doesn't work ,he will make an incision and open it surgecially. Any way I will be in hospital over night(yummy hospital food,can't wait) and will be dialyzied before coming home Friday. I have never had a treatment anywhere but the center but I am sure(there is nothing in the closet says the frightened child) everything will be fine.
Title: Re: surgery nexk week
Post by: Sluff on March 18, 2008, 11:46:47 AM: Bummer .. well I hope all goes well. :grouphug;
Title: Re: surgery nexk week
Post by: rose1999 on March 18, 2008, 11:48:18 AM: Fingers crossed for you :cuddle;
(Sluffbunny you still haven't found me a fingers crossed icon - is it only us Brits who cross our fingers?!)
Title: Re: surgery nexk week
Post by: Ken Shelmerdine on March 18, 2008, 11:50:34 AM: PDpatty hope everything goes well. I'd worry more about the food than the surgery. ;)
Title: Re: surgery nexk week
Post by: pdpatty on March 18, 2008, 03:30:58 PM: Quote from: Ken Shelmerdine on March 18, 2008, 11:50:34 AM
PDpatty hope everything goes well. I'd worry more about the food than the surgery. ;)

Me too. Hope it is better than Adena's food here in Chillicothe. That stuff is deadly awful!
Title: Re: surgery nexk week
Post by: oleboy on March 18, 2008, 03:40:03 PM: Best of luck
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Post by: willieandwinnie on March 18, 2008, 04:13:05 PM: pdpatty, :cuddle; I'll be thinking about you. Hope everything goes as planned. Take Care.
Title: Re: surgery nexk week
Post by: MyssAnne on March 18, 2008, 04:25:38 PM: oh man, Patty. I''ll be thinking of you!! Now is the time to stock up on the necessaries for survival in the hiospital with their food...Ick!!
Title: Re: surgery nexk week
Post by: Ang on March 18, 2008, 05:15:40 PM: pdpatty

it's called a fistulagram, i've just had my second 1 done, if they balloon it, make sure you get anisthetic, cause the ballooning hurts like hell.
good luck with it all.
i'm off to the surgeons next tuesday,yummy hospital food for me too :yahoo;
Title: Re: surgery nexk week
Post by: KR Cincy on March 18, 2008, 05:23:22 PM: Patty...seriously, avoid anything with gravy...it;s just a trick to make whatever it is look better!
The ballooning is no biggie...had it twice, but never in a hospital so was in and home in a few hours. But you'll do great...and we;ll be here when you get back!!
Title: Re: surgery nexk week
Post by: mel75 on March 19, 2008, 09:12:45 PM: I'll keep you in my prayers. Hope all goes well.
Mel
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Post by: devon on March 20, 2008, 09:03:03 AM: Best of luck paddy! Keep us posted of your return and recovery.

Have the pudding... can't tell what flavor it is or color for that matter but the taste is... well. that's debatable too. Anyway. good luck and good health!

;D;

-Devon
Title: Re: surgery nexk week
Post by: okarol on March 20, 2008, 09:44:31 AM: Good luck Patty - I hope it's easier than it sounds - stick with the Jello, they can't hide much in there!
:cuddle;