This past week I went to a vascular doctor to make sure my fistula was in good shape, since it seems to be branching out around the access area. The doctor did an ultrasound on my arm from my elbow to my shoulder. He said that there's so much blood going through there with that rapid flow rate that it's normal that the veins and arteries surrounding the fistula would enlarge also. He said that it's working "Too good" and that it's nothing to worry about. The doctor made a comparison to an elderly person whose blood vessels in their arm may be withered and damaged, and he might have to fix it to ensure proper blood flow for dialysis. He said mine is the extreme opposite of that, it runs so well and there's so much going through. There's nothing to worry about at all. He finished by saying that my arm is basically a Ferrari.
I can't say I've ever been called a Ferrari, so that was pretty funny, but good lol.
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