Not off to a good start today. The tech that usually sticks me messed up this morning. Something happened to the return line needle after being connected to the machine. Pressure was too high or something. He tried moving the needle around a lot but to no avail, and the insertion site started to swell. I think that’s bad. He then went to the original lower site since swelling usually means the blood vessel was blown at that site. He asked me if I wanted lidocaine or just to stick it. I said, “Just stick it.” Holy shit, wrong answer. I guess I’ve always had lidocaine before needle insertion since it hurt like hell without it. The third site did work even though it hurt a lot at the beginning, and now we’re running at 350 mL/min again.
Also, I skipped breakfast since I thought it was lab day. Turns out it’s not today so I kinda fasted for no reason. At least my blood pressure is somewhat normal today. Last reading was 133/74/56 sitting down. Three hours and twenty minutes to go.
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Ugh. Arm is hurting more than usual. Don’t know if it was the “no lidocaine” needle jab, or something else. I can’t tell where the pain is coming from since my arm gets cold and numb during dialysis as the blood flow is diverted away from my wrist/hand by the fistula. I’m going to try and sleep to hopefully pass the time faster.
Life with chronic diseases 