I think the tech that usually sticks me is out so they used my chest catheter today. No one else even tried to stick me. That’s fine with me since the fistula area was itchy all weekend. By using the catheter, I get a break from the constant dull pain in my arm. I understand there is greater risk of infection from using the chest catheter but I’d like to see the statistics from my dialysis center. They seem to be pretty diligent in infection control and I did use the previous catheter for 20 months without any issues. The vascular surgeon hasn’t called me back yet. Not sure what’s happening with that.
Nephrologist came by just now and dropped my dry weight to 87.5 kg. I’m still not exercising that much so it’s probably due to not eating too much. For example, last night I skipped most of dinner because I felt close to throwing up again due to the strong garlic flavor in both dishes my dad cooked.
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Update: 7/24/2020
Got through to the vascular surgeon’s office. Appointment is set fo August 5th. Maybe this will get the dialysis nurse off my back.
Life with chronic diseases 