The average person has little to no inkling of what going on to dialysis entails. I am lucky my husband was on peritoneal dialysis for 5.5 years before his transplant, and I think of that as him getting a master's degree in PD dialysis! I will have vein mapping done this coming week in preparation for placement of a fistula, and am curious what they might say. I had melanoma surgery on right forearm in 2008 [32 stitch scar!] and am left-handed. Normally they defer to the non-dominant arm for fistula. My tip is to write down questions, be active in your own treatment, listen closely, lean on your support system.
Ginger