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« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2011, 08:38:58 AM » |
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Wonderful!
Just don't make the same mistake I did when I used my fistula for the first time: I forgot about taking care of it, and moved my arm while I was being dialyzed. I got so badly infiltrated that I never made that mistake again.
Keep your arm absolutely still until the needles are out!
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« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2011, 09:07:53 AM » |
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Woo hoo! I was in your shoes about a month ago. That first shower after the catheter removal is the most wonderful thing EVER.  |
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« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2011, 10:08:07 AM » |
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I amwith that, HAvw bwwn usinf minew 2 weeks, Looking foreward to getting rid of these dam tubes and sleeping without a T shirt.
But on the good side . I( feel better after getting dialysised now , can only assume better clearances.
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« Reply #4 on: December 30, 2011, 12:21:01 PM » |
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Phew! Cough, cough!
I can smell you from here.
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« Reply #5 on: December 31, 2011, 07:36:00 AM » |
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Sometihing went wrong, and they switched back over to the catheter. We're going to try it again on Monday.
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« Reply #6 on: December 31, 2011, 07:40:57 AM » |
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Awwwww.  I know you must really be looking forward to that shower..... so folks can get near you again.  Aleta |
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« Reply #7 on: December 31, 2011, 10:15:05 AM » |
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Sometihing went wrong, and they switched back over to the catheter. We're going to try it again on Monday.
It happens. Hopefully Monday will be better. I hated having the catheter. |
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« Reply #8 on: January 02, 2012, 04:52:18 PM » |
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Monday was better! The arterial line worked, and next time they'll plug in both of them.
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« Reply #9 on: January 02, 2012, 04:56:43 PM » |
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« Reply #10 on: January 02, 2012, 05:36:26 PM » |
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hope all goes well  i had my central line taken out end of oct last year, i never realized how much i took 'taking a hot shower' for granted |
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« Reply #11 on: January 04, 2012, 02:24:13 PM » |
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Im excited for you! When I got my cath out in March, that first shower was the longest and best of my life!!! Its funny how we take for granted the simplest most routine activities. I know I got tired of the weird acrobatic moves in my shower stall (no tub) so as not to get my cath site wet.
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« Reply #12 on: January 04, 2012, 04:00:01 PM » |
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Sometihing went wrong, and they switched back over to the catheter. We're going to try it again on Monday.
I wouldn't worry too much. Sometimes they go bad one day, and start up the next day without issues. I started using my fistula in February of 2010 and didn't get the line out till June of that year. I think my problem was my neph's laziness. I was one of three people who were waiting to get their lines out at that time. |
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« Reply #13 on: January 04, 2012, 05:00:20 PM » |
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There was this guy on another web site talking about taking a shower with his new fistula. He said if he got the water to hit the fistula just right it was like having an orgasm. I don't know how it applies to this thread but I thought it was very interesting.  |
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« Reply #14 on: January 04, 2012, 05:41:58 PM » |
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That was actually here. I remember that. I was thinking about it last night when I was in the shower, but it doesn't do anything for me.. *LOL*
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« Reply #15 on: January 05, 2012, 01:38:06 AM » |
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@Riki yeah I know I couldn't find that dang spot either I thought that I read that on FB but it may have been the IHD group on FB. |
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« Reply #16 on: January 05, 2012, 06:51:37 PM » |
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@Riki yeah I know I couldn't find that dang spot either I thought that I read that on FB but it may have been the IHD group on FB.
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