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International Fistula Awareness Week

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 19 May

This week, Kenya is among nations commemorating Fistula awareness, control and treatment. Among activities in place are free counselling to the affected, free medical camps with free checkup and surgery services. Most media houses...

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THIS IS IT! OPERATION FISTULA.

Bhem @JustBhem (70555) • Davao, Philippines 21 Feb 18

Good Morning, it's still 6:13 am here and I'm done preparing my stuff for my 7 am operation today. I'm a bit nervous hopefully, it will be a success. For sure it will take 2 or 3 months for me before I will use the new Fistula...

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“Save The Vein” Campaign Could Save Your Life

freak369 @freak369 (5112) • United States 17 Feb 18

After I had a fistula created in my left wrist I was given a blue plastic bracelet that has “Save The Vein” on one side and “NO BP, IV, PICC or Labs” on the reverse side. I have to wait six to eight weeks for the now-fused vein...

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Disadvantage of Fistula (Arm) Operation?

syoti20 @syoti20 (5292) • Philippines 14 Mar 11

I have a friend whose been into this operation for almost 10 years. But he was asking me since I am a nursing student. What is the probable disadvantage of having this kind of operation. He is fine. He is just unease when we...

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Walk to Beautiful

SaintAnne @SaintAnne (5453) • United States 19 Sep 08

Had trouble sleeping last night, lamenting the current affairs of my life. Ended up watching this documentary "Walk to Beautiful" on PBS. It is a documentary about a group of Ethiopian women who suffer from fistula and were being...

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Any body here know about Fistula

goloo71 @goloo71 (11) • Pakistan 16 Jan 07

I have fistula problem & docotors advice the opration for the treatment. Any body here to advice me that what to do in this satuation because I am worried for this.

what is fistula.......

born_hero_1 @born_hero_1 (33) • India 13 Dec 06

i relly want to kno about it coz a friend of mine is really troubled with...wht is its symptoms.....cure......prevention........is there any body who knos?