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Fistula covering

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Hallo everyone,

Since I get my fistule on the hand I started to wear longsleeve shirts. It draw attention and people asking me "what is it?" very often, so I decided to hide it. But summer comes soon and wearing longsleeves would be incomfortable.

Do you guys covering your fistula or not?

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Don't hide it. If people ask, use it as an opportunity to educate them on kidney disease. It is nothing to be ashamed of.

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