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« Reply #25 on: March 16, 2011, 07:39:07 AM »
I know a lady whose fistula looks like a bee stung her, and like the beesting happened maybe a week ago.  Just a red mark, that's it.
She's in her first 6 months on dialysis though, so maybe later it will get bigger.  Actually I wonder how she even gets the needles in.
Like, how would she find the right spot, you know?  She does home dialysis so she does it herself.
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« Reply #26 on: April 02, 2011, 08:51:09 PM »
It took 3 operations to get this, but it's a keeper. I'm very proud of it, and I show it off as much as possible. If anyone's looking I pretend not to notice. I keep hoping someone will ask me about it but none have so far.
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« Reply #27 on: April 03, 2011, 05:27:56 AM »
now thats what i call an arm hehe

maybe they dont ask because they arent looking at the fistula they looking at those muscles ;)
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