Fistula Update 7/14/2020

The tech who has been sticking me consistently had problems today with the needles. He ended up using four needles to get good flow on both arterial and venous connections. There is also a difference of opinions on what I should do. My nurse and (assigned) tech has been harassing me to go see the vascular surgeon. I’m not sure what he is going to do when I tell him the dialysis center is having problems. I don’t want another surgery on my arm. At the same time, the head nephrologist came by today and asked me to get my chest catheter removed. The same vascular surgeon said he will remove it in his office. The last time I had to go to the hospital; it was just the pre-op area but still took 4-5 hours.

Ugh. I’m so done with doctor appointments.