Today, for the very first time, I put in my own needles before my dialysis treatment! Yay me! Everyone in the room cheered for me after I did it, which made me feel special, but sort of silly. I should've been doing this long ago - it turns out it was really no big deal. In almost two years of dialysis I have not once watched someone insert the needles, until I watched myself do it today. I usually look away because it for some reason grosses me out. But not today. Today I just sat down, picked up the needle and announced I was going to put it in myself. I put the blunt needle in the bottom buttonhole and a regular sharp in the new top buttonhole... so I didn't chicken out for either. I think I surprised Brenda (my tech) but she was a great coach... I wouldn't have wanted anyone else to help me do it the first time. She was so impressed! Heck, I was impressed! Now I've just got to figure out how to pull them out myself, which is a bit trickier because it involes a little more coordination.

This is just one step closer to me doing home hemo. OH and I can't WAIT to be doing this at home, on my own time!!!