I had an appointment this afternoon with the vascular surgeon that put in my fistula. It was for the two week post surgery follow-up. First the physician assistant removed some suture knots from the fistula incision and staples from my abdomen. There were three staples; I thought there was only one so it was a surprise that he kept pulling them out. The surgeon then came in and looked over the various incisions and was pretty satisfied. He was a bit concerned that there is a lump in my abdomen at one of the incision sites so I’m going back again in three weeks.
The whooshing sound is getting louder in my wrist. Everyone said it’s normal but it’s still freaky, especially at night when I sleep to my right side and my wrist ends up next to my ear. Also, if you put a finger on the incision, you can feel a pretty distinct buzzing as the blood flows through the vein right under the skin. Ugh, I wish I didn’t have to get this thing put in.
Life with chronic diseases 