Fistulagram Yesterday. Dialysis at 3 AM Today. No Pause Button.

Yesterday was rough — no sugarcoating it.

I went in for a fistulogram, and this one hurt. A lot. The kind of pain that stayed with me after the procedure was technically “over.” I left hoping that was the hard part… only to realize my body hasn’t gotten the memo yet.

Fast forward a few hours, and the alarm goes off for a 3:00 AM dialysis chair time. Little sleep. Sore. Drained. But still getting up, still showing up, because that’s the non-negotiable part of living with End Stage Renal Disease.

Today’s events are the aftermath — the physical fatigue, the mental fog, and the reality check that this cycle doesn’t politely space itself out. It stacks. And you deal with it anyway.

I’m documenting today’s follow-up and how it all plays out — the day after the procedure, the early-morning dialysis, and what it actually feels like to push through.

👉 Watch today’s events on Videos → End Stage Renal Disease on NielFlamm.com.

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