Comments on: New Experiences In Pain http://conservativedialysis.com/~mnick/wp/index.php/2007/03/23/new-experiences-in-pain/ Removing Liberal Waste From The American Bloodstream Sat, 19 Nov 2011 18:12:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Nick http://conservativedialysis.com/~mnick/wp/index.php/2007/03/23/new-experiences-in-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-845 Nick Sat, 31 Mar 2007 22:59:48 +0000 http://conservativedialysis.com/~mnick/wp/index.php/2007/03/23/new-experiences-in-pain/#comment-845 Kim: My forearm was slightly swollen and sensitive to the touch, but there was no redness. Since it was the vein/artery itself which was infected, I don't know how they could have detected the infection prior to the clotting. Prior to the clotting off, there was absolutely no sign of anything being wrong; the first sign was the silence when the clot blocked the blood flow. Kim:
My forearm was slightly swollen and sensitive to the touch, but there was no redness. Since it was the vein/artery itself which was infected, I don’t know how they could have detected the infection prior to the clotting. Prior to the clotting off, there was absolutely no sign of anything being wrong; the first sign was the silence when the clot blocked the blood flow.

]]> By: Kim http://conservativedialysis.com/~mnick/wp/index.php/2007/03/23/new-experiences-in-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-844 Kim Sat, 31 Mar 2007 17:58:16 +0000 http://conservativedialysis.com/~mnick/wp/index.php/2007/03/23/new-experiences-in-pain/#comment-844 I was wondering if your fistula showed any outward signs of infection - redness, swelling, pain...as an ER nurse, the next time I have a patient with a fistula problem, I want to make sure I'm not missing something else, like maybe they could have caught the infection before they started sticking balloons into an infected vein! I was wondering if your fistula showed any outward signs of infection – redness, swelling, pain…as an ER nurse, the next time I have a patient with a fistula problem, I want to make sure I’m not missing something else, like maybe they could have caught the infection before they started sticking balloons into an infected vein!

]]> By: Nick http://conservativedialysis.com/~mnick/wp/index.php/2007/03/23/new-experiences-in-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-843 Nick Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:00:39 +0000 http://conservativedialysis.com/~mnick/wp/index.php/2007/03/23/new-experiences-in-pain/#comment-843 Yes, I got antibiotics. The one they gave me is called vancomycin. I got two doses post-procedure and they are currently doing blood cultures to ensure that the infection has been taken care of. Yes, I got antibiotics. The one they gave me is called vancomycin. I got two doses post-procedure and they are currently doing blood cultures to ensure that the infection has been taken care of.

]]> By: Martin http://conservativedialysis.com/~mnick/wp/index.php/2007/03/23/new-experiences-in-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-842 Martin Mon, 26 Mar 2007 22:36:54 +0000 http://conservativedialysis.com/~mnick/wp/index.php/2007/03/23/new-experiences-in-pain/#comment-842 Sorry to hear about your misfortune. The saga never ends, does it. I am glad that you were able to get it taken care of. So what caused all this? The infection? You did not mention any antibiotics. Did they give you any? Take care out there. Sorry to hear about your misfortune. The saga never ends, does it. I am glad that you were able to get it taken care of. So what caused all this? The infection? You did not mention any antibiotics. Did they give you any?

Take care out there.

]]> By: Nick http://conservativedialysis.com/~mnick/wp/index.php/2007/03/23/new-experiences-in-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-840 Nick Sun, 25 Mar 2007 23:40:31 +0000 http://conservativedialysis.com/~mnick/wp/index.php/2007/03/23/new-experiences-in-pain/#comment-840 Brian, I realize that the reason I had to wait was because the other people who were let in before me were much worse off. If I left the impression I was upset because of this, I apologize. My wife and I went elsewhere because we knew that we would have to wait an unusually long time and thought we could get in faster somewhere else. Brian, I realize that the reason I had to wait was because the other people who were let in before me were much worse off. If I left the impression I was upset because of this, I apologize. My wife and I went elsewhere because we knew that we would have to wait an unusually long time and thought we could get in faster somewhere else.

]]> By: brian http://conservativedialysis.com/~mnick/wp/index.php/2007/03/23/new-experiences-in-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-839 brian Sun, 25 Mar 2007 17:53:18 +0000 http://conservativedialysis.com/~mnick/wp/index.php/2007/03/23/new-experiences-in-pain/#comment-839 Although distressing, a clotted fistula is not life threatening, hence the wait in the ER. The alternative to the discomfort you experience with dialysis and all that goes with it...is death. I think I would choose the former. Although distressing, a clotted fistula is not life threatening, hence the wait in the ER. The alternative to the discomfort you experience with dialysis and all that goes with it…is death. I think I would choose the former.

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