First left arm surgery

On April 30, 2024 they did a surgery on my left upper arm to make an arteriovenous (AV) fistula. This will eventually replace the CVC port on my neck.
An AV fistula is how patients are connected to a dialysis machine. A nurse starts your dialysis treatment by inserting two needles into the AV fistula. One needle removes the blood and sends it to the machine, where it is filtered. The second needle allows the blood to be safely returned to the body.

This is how my arm used to look like….

After the surgery

The arm was completely “dead” for about 12 hours