Bandit58
Sir's wonder woman
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I see several people have their own little corner of Lit where they can vent and blurt away, so I decided that instead of posting bits and pieces here and there that I would start my own thread.
I put this on the What Pissed You Off Today thread, and so I thought I'd put it here too:
It looks like there is a problem with Sir's fistula (for haemodialysis).
I had problems getting the venous cannula in on Friday (it seemed like it was in but no flash of blood in the tube). So we raced to the hospital where one of the nurses managed to get it in (with some difficulty I might add) and so we raced back home again to get Him on the machine....we managed the full 8 hours but the venous pressure was much higher than normal so we had to run the blood pump slower (210ml/min as opposed to 270/280 ml/min we normally get).
I've had problems before but have been able to resolve them - but not this time.
We believe there is some clotting or narrowing (again ). We rang the Sydney Dialysis Centre and told them, someone is coming tomorrow at 11.30am to watch me cannulate.....why I do not know as it's obvious there's a problem with the fistula and NOT my technique They've kept a spot open at the hospital tomorrow afternoon for an ultrasound, if there's clotting or narrowing then He will need a fistulagram (a clean out or stretching of the fistula with a stent). He may need another vascath in His neck so He can be dialysed, He's on blood thinners so they will need to be stopped for a couple days prior, and I am so upset because we do not deserve this....we've had six months of relatively trouble free dialysis why does this have to happen now
Maybe I am getting ahead of myself but we've been through this too many times. He's talking about going back to the hospital for dialysis - I do not want that, He's so much better when we can do it here at home.
I'm frustrated, angry and upset, I know it is nothing that I have done but it's hard not to blame myself
I put this on the What Pissed You Off Today thread, and so I thought I'd put it here too:
It looks like there is a problem with Sir's fistula (for haemodialysis).
I had problems getting the venous cannula in on Friday (it seemed like it was in but no flash of blood in the tube). So we raced to the hospital where one of the nurses managed to get it in (with some difficulty I might add) and so we raced back home again to get Him on the machine....we managed the full 8 hours but the venous pressure was much higher than normal so we had to run the blood pump slower (210ml/min as opposed to 270/280 ml/min we normally get).
I've had problems before but have been able to resolve them - but not this time.
We believe there is some clotting or narrowing (again ). We rang the Sydney Dialysis Centre and told them, someone is coming tomorrow at 11.30am to watch me cannulate.....why I do not know as it's obvious there's a problem with the fistula and NOT my technique They've kept a spot open at the hospital tomorrow afternoon for an ultrasound, if there's clotting or narrowing then He will need a fistulagram (a clean out or stretching of the fistula with a stent). He may need another vascath in His neck so He can be dialysed, He's on blood thinners so they will need to be stopped for a couple days prior, and I am so upset because we do not deserve this....we've had six months of relatively trouble free dialysis why does this have to happen now
Maybe I am getting ahead of myself but we've been through this too many times. He's talking about going back to the hospital for dialysis - I do not want that, He's so much better when we can do it here at home.
I'm frustrated, angry and upset, I know it is nothing that I have done but it's hard not to blame myself