Big_Boy_4005 posted:Yeah Mark, at dialysis we call it the "F" word, but it's not what most people would think. It stands fistulagram. I had one back in December, and they used a balloon to open up the blood vessel, way up in my shoulder area. My guess is that it has collapsed again, and may require a stent to prop it open. Can't keep doing this every six months, and I sure don't want problems on our trip.
In reality, the proper name of the ex Milwaukee Road yard, down by the river, east of St Paul, is St Paul yard, but everybody calls it Pig's Eye. The yard is center right in this screen shot. The thing bottom center is the waste water treatment plant, also Pig's Eye. So is the lake lower right.
So, who was Pig's Eye? I'll let Wikipedia take it from here.
Yes, I recall fistula from my wife's dialysis days. Well, I'll be praying they get the new one done and all fixed up for long lasting service!
Excellent history on Pig's Eye!! It wasn't what I was expecting, but old Pierre reminds me of the Western Pennsylvania history a generation earlier or so that lead to the Whisky Rebellion!! Thank you!!!
