I noticed it again today. During dialysis, my right hand would get very cold. My hand would feel cold to me, and is actually cold to the touch. Blood to the hand was already diminished due to the fistula. It joined an artery to a vein in my lower arm so there is less blood flowing to the hand. The surgeon said to notify his office if I had a lot of numbness in that hand, but I’ve been okay so far. While on dialysis, the blood is drawn and put back near the same place in the blood vessel so I don’t know why it would make the coldness worse. Maybe it’s psychological.
It’s really staring to become more noticeable and is not very comfortable. I’m thinking of wearing gloves a glove on my right hand to keep it warm. We’ll see what the dialysis techs think of my idea.
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Other than the cold hand, dialysis went pretty well today. There was some intermittent pain in one of the needle sites but if I don’t move my arm, the pain is minimal. Likewise, when the tech removed the needles, it only hurt when she pushed down too hard on the gauze to prevent bleeding.
Life with chronic diseases 