July 2013

Summer time update on the AV Fistula

A Few things that I have noticed during these hot days of July, while I wait for medical appointments later in the month to clear the treatment for LDL apheresis, scheduled for August

• Bugs are attracted to the fistula arm, I came out of the woods with a lot of welts from mosquito's, deer and horse flies

• In hot, humid weather the fistula veins come to the surface and the overall feeling on the arm is a tightness

• The Av fistula loves to be under cool water and the movement of swimming