Today I've had my fistula for 7 weeks. Yesterday I had an appointment with the vascular doc to check for maturity (of the fistula, not my own). The report was very encouraging, the fistula is large, with good blood flow and no apparent strictures. Praise the Lord! On his way out the door the doc said they could start using one 'small' needle. Really? Did he really need to say 'small', as iff I won't be asking for the smallest of the harpoons :)
So this is a great answer to my prayers and the start of a whole new prayer! I admit it, I'm nervous about the first day using my fistula. The rational me thinks, "how bad can it be, I've had numerous encounters with needles and lived to tell about it -- this will be a breeze." My inner big-baby wails, "I don't wanna get stuck!" And the nurse in me says, "They use WHAT gauge needle?"
So now, not only am I going to get stuck in my fistula for the first time, but now I have multiple inner-voices vying for my attention..... I could use more prayer than I initially thought :)
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