I Am On Dialysis I have been on dialysis for four years now. Three times a week for four hours....

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I have been on dialysis for four years now. Three times a week for four hours. It's no fun. It hurts. They say you get used to the needles but you dont. I tried home dialysis but my lunsure kept filling with fluid so had to stop that. In public it...

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comfi1 · 61-69, M

I am on dialysis almost 10 years and I am used to the needles,though not everyone does. Have you been offered a numbing cream?

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comfi1 · 61-69, M

I know what missing the vein is like. Luckily the staff at my unit are really good and rarely miss. That said my fistula is quite large but old and has thick walls.

Randat1967 · 56-60, F

Yes mine is well developed and I don't understand how they can miss.

comfi1 · 61-69, M

I sometimes have to guide nurses who haven't needled my fistula for a while,or ever if they are relatively new to the unit.

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