Since the chest catheter was removed on Tuesday, this was the first dialysis session where all I had for access was the fistula. I told the tech that there’s no backup today. In the past, if something went wrong with the fistula, we could always move one or both dialysis lines to the catheter. Not so today. Anyway, the needles went in fine, and everything worked. There wasn’t even any bleeding today from the arterial needle, but there was the occasional mystery pain in the arm. It wasn’t too bad.
Since the nephrologist lowered my dry weight on Tuesday, we thought we would try to get ahead of it, or “challenge” me. I finished the session at 85.5 kg, another low weight mark. Yet my ankles are still swollen so maybe there is a few extra kg of fluid to remove.
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It’s now about 6:30 pm. I left this unpublished for several hours while I fell asleep. I’m still very tired but the nap went well. Breathing was a bit easier so I was able to sleep for a few hours without waking up every 30 minutes. I removed the post-dialysis bandages and only one needle prick point was bleeding. I also changed the bandage for the catheter exit site. There was still a tiny bit of blood so the hold should seal in a few more days.
Life with chronic diseases 