My arterial site is paining again. The pain around the buttonhole was paining almost the whole of yesterday. I was tempted to change the site last night but decided to try it one last time.
It was all right to start with. But a few hours into dialysis the pain was quite bad. I could not sleep properly. The pain was a sharp stinging kind of pain. It was only in the arterial side.
I had the tech close dialysis about 45 minutes before the scheduled time.
My arterial site is always a problem. I don't know why. The venous site never seems to give me problems. I have changed my arterial site thrice already. And now the pain is back. Its more than an hour since I have got off dialysis and the sharp stinging pain is still there.
The pain is there till about an inch from the buttonhole. This means that I cannot cannulate a little away too. I will have to try a totally new site today. I am really nervous.
2 comments:
did you ever find our why your buttonhole hurt so bad? Did you find a way to alliviate the pain? I am trying to find some help for my pain.
thank you
Rebekka, it settled down eventually. It took some time. The pain was probably due to the scar tissue that forms. But with regular use, I think the pain should settle down. Its two years since I posted this and now, after cannulation, there is no pain at all.
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