I had my first treatmentof dialysis today. I wil not go back to another… it was so painful. When i told the nurse the nurse it was hurting she said sorry but there is nothing she can do. I said i dont want to do this anymore she said ur almost done. When i was leaving i told her i wont be back. The nurse said that u cant live without a kidneys i said and. The nurse said u need to continuei said no i have been picked on, pricked at, stabbed, heavily medicated. U need to know when enough is enough. And i left.
Sorry to hear of the pain. Must have been awful. Realize you want to avoid & not continue painful treatments, but really hoping you'll reconsider. Dying from kidney disease is extremely painful also. How often would you need dialysis?
Eric I'm so sorry to hear that it was so awful. I've never had dialysis, so can't say I understand. Have you talked with your doctor? Please give him/her a call and discuss your decision. There may be something that can be done to make it less painful.
At this site (http://www.aakp.org/aakp-library/is-dialysis-painful/), the following is the first part of their answer on whether dialysis is painful. You may want to read all of it. You may have had an unusual first time experience. I hope you don't give up before giving it another try, after describing your concerns to your dr and to the supervisor at the dialysis center.
Answer: When hemodialysis patients are asked if dialysis hurts, the answer is usually “No, except for when the needles are put in and sometimes when the needles are taken out.” We will return to the dialysis needles later.
Other episodes of pain during hemodialysis are infrequent. Once in awhile a patient on dialysis will have muscle cramps, usually associated with large amounts of fluid removal. The cramps can be briefly uncomfortable, though fortunately are promptly alleviated with adjustments in the dialysis treatment. In most patients, cramps can be avoided by drinking less fluid between dialysis treatments. Patients may also sometimes express discomfort from having to sit for the full length of the treatment, though this is really perceived as a restlessness or boredom, and not painful. Some patients have pain for reasons unrelated to dialysis. Their pain may continue through the dialysis treatment, though not caused by dialysis.
The hemodialysis treatment is not painful and is usually uneventful. Patients pass their time on dialysis by watching television or DVDs, reading, writing, sleeping, listening to radios and music and talking with neighbor patients on dialysis or with the healthcare staff. Some patients get involved in puzzle books, use a laptop computer or just take the time to drift off into their private thoughts. Many patients find the treatments to be boring and slow, others find that the time passes without too much difficulty.
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I hope this helps. I cannot vouch for the site as I just grabbed this from a google search.