It seems my neutrophils are down at 0.7, and they need to be at least 1 for this chemo, so they're sending me home, from where I'll have to go into St Richard's, Chichester, to have blood tests until I reach the necessary neutrophil level. Then back to Tooting! Of course it will be lovely … Continue reading Erm… Home again!?
12b or not 12b
I am back in St George's! After an early start, we got here a good time before my suggested arrival time of 11am, and I was put into room 12b. I've been here before, but only for one night - it's pretty small, though the bathroom's big. There's still ample room for my bits and … Continue reading 12b or not 12b
Thursday to St George’s; funny FA Cup Final
Right, I'm heading back to Tooting tomorrow morning to get cracking with the next batch of chemo, as there is now a bed available for me. I could have gone this afternoon after all, but given that I'll start the chemo at the same time either way, I decided an extra night at home sounded … Continue reading Thursday to St George’s; funny FA Cup Final
Not back in tomorrow
Last night I slept better than I have for a very long time... I must have dropped off some time not too far away from midnight, and didn't wake up once before 7:15am! What's more, when I woke up, it was a proper groggy wake-up, as though I'd been in a deep sleep, unlike every … Continue reading Not back in tomorrow
Sally; ITU special foods; bath
SallyNow you've met Sally, I can tell you about her highly-rated medical opinion... When I was first in ITU, it was a real struggle to speak, what with the mask, my massive breathing rate, having a feeding tube down my throat etc. Naturally I kept my words to a minimum, as I had to really … Continue reading Sally; ITU special foods; bath
Pic spam!
I've just gone through my digital camera and only now downloaded lots of photos from over the past year. Naturally many of them are completely irrelevant to now, and certainly to having leukaemia, but it was lovely to see them so I thought I'd share a few!This one is from the White Knights Ball: if … Continue reading Pic spam!
Heaven is a bath
It's official.
Downs and ups
Looking at yesterday's post now, it seems a lot more positive than I remember the day being, to be honest... That may be due to the fact that I felt worse as the day continued: I was actually so shattered by my failure to sleep that by the evening that there was no way I … Continue reading Downs and ups
Bacon: I’m just following instructions!
Remarkably, it was only this morning that I had my first bacon sandwich: all my other meals have been lovely and home-cooked and now I'm off steroids I'm not pining after extra food in between... Having not got much shut-eye again last night (though I did feel my body was getting well rested, even if … Continue reading Bacon: I’m just following instructions!
Gore!
Taken on Wednesday (I think) while I was in hospital, here are a nice couple of bruises that have been taking their time to recover!I'm not sure how I got this whopper on my inside arm. It is fading at last.I think this was from the morning everything went wrong, and I collapsed in the … Continue reading Gore!