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Adam_W
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Me with Baron von Fresenius
« on: May 18, 2007, 11:58:20 AM »
I just had the surgery to put in my new permanent access. My vein and artery were too small to attempt another fistula, so I have a graft. I'm glad that it will be usable sooner, and at least it's better than the catheter. If any of you self-cannulate with a graft, are there any specific issues I should know about? I've heard it's actually easier to cannulate a graft than a fistula. I can actually hear the bruit without a stethoscope, and to me it sounds like a slow moving steam locomotive. Take care.

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-Diagnosed with ESRD (born with one kidney, hypertension killed it) Jan 21st, 2007
-Started dialysis four days later in hospital (Baxter 1550-I think, then Gambro Phoenix)
-Started in-centre dialysis Feb 6th 2007 (Fres. 2008H)
-Started home hemo June 5th 2007 (NxStage/Pureflow)
-PD catheter placed June 6th 2008 (Bye bye NxStage, at least for now)
-Started CAPD July 4th, 2008
-PD catheter removed Dec 2, 2008-PD just wouldn't work, so I'm back on NxStage
-Kidney function improved enough to go off dialysis, Feb. 2011!!!!!
-Back on dialysis (still NxStage) July 2011 :(
-In-centre self-care dialysis March 2012 (Fresenius 2008K)
-Not on transplant list yet.


"Don't live for dialysis, use dialysis to LIVE"
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« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2007, 12:14:07 PM »
Hey Adam That great news I don't know much about grafts, but I'm in training with an lady and she has one and she was canulating herself 3 days after she started it looks bigger and more visible than my fistula and i suppose that makes it easier to stick, I'm still not doing myself :banghead;
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