I had my fistula placed today. I guess I was more worried than I thought about it. It’s scary being rolled into the operating room and laying on the table. All of these people in masks, and all of this crazy equipment, it’s overwhelming. And to think that you are going to be knocked out and these people can do whatever they want to you. Anyways, the fistula was placed in my right arm. The vascular surgeon had a hard time with my veins. Apparently they aren’t up to par. They don’t even know if this will work, but they said they felt confident that it will. It has to heal for about six-eight weeks before I can even be on dialysis. Seems like an awful long time.