Getting "roto-rootered" for a stenosis

[CebuShan]

Well, I got some crappy news today. I have to go on Monday (14 Jan) and have my fistula "roto-rootered"! I had an infiltration a few days ago and now I'm swollen on my right side. Had hoped that a treatment would help but it hasn't. They think I have a "stenosis"in my neck. I had a similar incident in Dec. 2011 when I had a cath in and I swelled on my right side. They kept me in the hospital for a week that time! Sure hope it doesn't come to that this time!
I look like a lopsided Dolly Parton!
Has anyone had a stenosis? Does it take long to go away?

[Lexxtech18]

I'm not sure of a stenosis in the neck, but I have had many a fistulogram done to fix a stenosis in my graft, itself. It's not so bad. Basically they put dialysis sized needles in and insert a wire like thing into the needles. I've had a few where they had to balloon out my graft and also had to used this weird suction device to suck out clots. The place I go to have this done gives me pain relief drugs and anti-anxiety drugs before and during the procedure, so it doesn't hurt too bad.

Good luck to you! 

[CebuShan]

     Yikes! It sounds painful! I hope they put me all the way out!   

[Lexxtech18]

Oh, I didn't mean to scare you!!  Sorry.

I've not heard of them putting someone all the way under, unless there are complications. Really it sounds worse than it is!

[Sue]

I had a stenosis in fistula fixed last September, I was completely out ( thank goodness! ) My arm was black from my wrist to elbow for 3 weeks after procedure, but no pain at all

[CebuShan]

I have numerous surgeries all my life. I'm not afraid of the surgery itself, I guess I'm afraid of the pain afterward. I'm a coward when it comes to pain!