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Can I Have Dialysis Inspite Of Having Fistula?

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Posted on Wed, 28 May 2014
Question: if a fistula cannot take the pressure from the dialysis machine an it starts to swell up an they had to stop dialysis what will they have to do before they can try it again had the fisula for six months but yesterday was the first time they tried to ude it
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Answered by Dr. Ashish Verma (33 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
everything has its life

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for writing to HCM.

It seems that the life of your fistula is over and you will now need a new one.

Fistula creates very high blood flow and turbulence, this weakens its wall and gradually over time it gets week enough not to sustain that pressure. So it has now lived its life. So I would recommend that you get a new one.

Hope I have been helpful.

Regards
Dr. Ashish Verma
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Can I Have Dialysis Inspite Of Having Fistula?

Brief Answer: everything has its life Detailed Answer: Hi, Thanks for writing to HCM. It seems that the life of your fistula is over and you will now need a new one. Fistula creates very high blood flow and turbulence, this weakens its wall and gradually over time it gets week enough not to sustain that pressure. So it has now lived its life. So I would recommend that you get a new one. Hope I have been helpful. Regards Dr. Ashish Verma