Take care of your HeRO ® graft

Always follow the instructions of your doctor or nurse, and promptly tell you the nursing team of any abnormal symptoms or pain.

In the first few weeks after surgery, please follow the following tips:

• Keep dry and cleaning on the access arm
• Notice signs of infection (redness, tenderness, swelling, or fever), for example,
• Soft treatment access arm, avoid lifting
• Normal use of the arm as far as possible, avoid causing pain or discomfort
• Sit or lie down, put the arm on the higher than your heart pillow, to reduce the swelling
• Don't overwork your upper arm muscle during healing

Take care of new pathways other tip:

• To access arm to wear loose clothes
• Avoid the dialysis bag/purse over his shoulder
• As far as possible when sleeping don't lie on the access arm or shoulder
• You should several times every day feeling "stimulus" in the HeRO graft or vibration, note that it will stop or feel different.If the vibration to stop or change, please report to your dialysis provider or a doctor as soon as possible