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sullidog
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« on: September 22, 2011, 07:37:52 PM »
I was just curious, when a fistula clots off what is the possibility of that clot breaking off and going somewhere else in your body? I've always read it was possible but wondered if it ever happened?
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May 13, 2009, went to urgent care with shortness of breath
May 19, 2009, went to doctor for severe nausea
May 20, 2009, admited to hospital for kidney failure
May 20, 2009, started dialysis with a groin cath
May 25, 2009, permacath was placed
august 24, 2009, was suppose to have access placement but instead was admited to hospital for low potassium
august 25, 2009, access placement
January 16, 2010 thrombectomy was done on access
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« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2011, 06:10:10 AM »
No one, including my vascular surgeon, seems the slightest bit concerned that mine has clotted off.  It is now hard in there and no longer hurts at all and I'm back to rowing and lifting weights and all my normal activities.  No one was concerned about my first one either.
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Pyelonephritis (began at 8 mos old)
Home haemo 1980-1985 (self-cannulated with 15 gauge sharps)
Cadaveric transplant 1985
New upper-arm fistula April 2008
Uldall-Cook catheter inserted May 2008
Haemo-dialysis, self care unit June 2008
(2 1/2 hours X 5 weekly)
Self-cannulated, 15 gauge blunts, buttonholes.
Living donor transplant (sister-in law Kathy) Feb. 2009
First failed kidney transplant removed Apr.  2009
Second trx doing great so far...all lab values in normal ranges
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