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Since the dialysis non drama is over, I figured I'd change this to an anything or whatever blog. Could still be dialysis related,... or notmy old blog, from 2005ish to 2008
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The Fistula Saga: Audio Qucikie
is what my fistula sounds like. I happen to think it’s rather cool.
The Fistula Saga: Visual Quickie
Just thought I’d let those who follow me, thought I doubt there are many, that after three weeks, the fistula seems to be healing nicely. It’s got a nice buzz to it, and I took all the steristrips off of it yesterday because they were getting caught on my clothing. I’m quite excited that I’ve only got three more weeks to wait to see if it can be used. That means no more central line, and I can take showers again. It’s truely the little things that you miss.
I’m still asking Santa for a kidney, though. I’ve been asking since 2003, and the old bugger hasn’t come through yet. This HAS to be my year.
Visual Quickie is forthcoming
So, I had my surgery today, and everything seemed to go as planned. In my last entry I said that I was unsure whether I would have a local warrant general anesthetic. As it turns out I wasn’t really given a choice. I had the local anesthetic, which they called block. What it is, or what it was explained to me, is a needle in the arm with an electric current coming into the end of it, touching certain nerves, looking for a specific nerve. Once it’s found, that particular nerve is then frozen which freezes the whole arm. I was then given a sedative and I fell asleep. I’m glad for that because then I didn’t have any idea of what was going on. I woke up in the recovery room in the nurses told me that I was snoring.
As of right now, the freezing of nerve in my arm has worn off and I have a feeling back in my arm. The problem with that is that I also have the pain from the incision. I was prescribed painkillers for that he and i’m wearing a sling to remove some of the pressure off my arm.
The doctor told me that the operation had been a success. Now I need to wait six weeks for the fistula to heal properly and then we can attempt to use it. I was told that once it has been used six times simultaneously then I can have my central line taken out and use the fistula permanently.
So now a new waiting game begins.
So, my surgery is tomorrow. I’m a bit nervous because I know they want me to go through it with a local anesthetic, and I don’t think I could handle that. I know that the decision is mine, but I know that they do try to get their way. I am looking forward to having the fistula, though. Once it works, it’ll be the first time I didn’t have a line coming out of me since 2004. It means i’ll be able to shower again, cuz it’s been a year since I was able to do that. I’ll also be able to swim again, and I’m really looking forward to that. It’ll be another couple of months before all this will take place, but it’s a beginning.
