Guest guest Posted February 4, 2003 Report Share Posted February 4, 2003 Jennie, So true, I might have been singing a different story if some thing had gone wrong, though, which as you would probably know more than me, it can. But all's weel that ends well. Derrick Sydney Australia Pierre, Leonie and Group, > As promised here is my account of todya's > events Leonie. I fronted up at he hospital at 12 noon but the section > were still busy so I went to the cafe and came back at 12:30pm. The > nurse who took me in was very reaasurring, weighed me and led me to a > chair next to the dialysis machine. She took a great deal of interest > in the fistula and reassurred me it was a good one. She explained > what she was going to do and followed the tubes through the machine > explainiing each section. She told me as I was a new chum, I would > only have 2 hours dialysis today. She then gave me a couple of jabs > of local anaesthetic, puntured two small holes with needles alon the > fistula with an " in " tube and an " out " tube and connected me up to > the machine, lifted and supported my legs onto the chair support and > left me to read my book. A few other nurses came in, grinned > introduced themselves, saying " is this your first time? " a very > friendly and homely affair. There was an air of tranquillity about > the place. My daughter wandered in half way through, asked how things > were going, took a couple of photographs, very informal. (I will > email you them if you need the detail Leonie!). I was brought a cup > of tea and biscuits. When my time was up, the tubes were carefully > disconnected and removed. My BP was taken, I was weighed and sent on > my way. As Pierre had said earlier not much to it really, I didn't > feel any discomfort. The only problem is the time management, it will > be twice as long in two days time, but I can handle that. > > I can now see the importance of getting the fistula organised > early and starting the program before you actual start feeling sick. > > Derrick > > Sydney Australia > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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