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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 not

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6 November 09

The Fistula Saga: Part III - The New Waiting Game

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.

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4 November 09

The Fistula Saga - The Night Before

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.

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27 October 09

The Fistula Saga: Part II

I was to my appointment with the anesthesiologist today. All seems straightforward. Except she doesn’t want me to have a general anesthetic. I’m not too sure about that. She said that they give you really good drugs, you can’t see what they are doing, and you won’t feel a thing. I can see why they would want to do it that way. She said that it makes it easier for the surgeon to find good veins because the vessels aren’t as constricted, and since it’s day surgery, it’ll mean i’ll be out of the hospital quicker. I haven’t decided yet. I may not decide until I go in on Monday morning.

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22 October 09
Prison can do the same thing, dude
I love stupid ads

Prison can do the same thing, dude

I love stupid ads

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19 October 09

The Fistula Saga: Quickie

I went today for preadmission stuff. I had some blood drawn and an ECG done. I think the next is to talk with the anesthesiologist, but I’m not sure when that is. Will keep you posted.

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Themed by Hunson. Originally by Josh