They seem to have vaguely sorted the temperature - admittedly it's a bit temperamental, veering between very warm and a bit cold - so life's a bit more comfortable in that sense. It does still sound as though they're building another hospital upstairs, though, so daytime sleeping isn't quite as easy as I'd like... And … Continue reading The End of the Line
As cold as ice
The most significant thing to happen since I last wrote has probably been the night I spent in the Day Unit. Room 1, having been quite toasty generally, suddenly became absolutely glacial on Sunday evening. I think it was approaching absolute zero. Somehow I survived Sunday night (sleeping in my dressing gown and woolly hat, … Continue reading As cold as ice
Just when you’re ready to go…
Bizarrely, there must be some little chip inside me that really likes staying in hospital. Almost as soon as the possibility of getting out for the weekend arose, my temperature went up and my blood pressure went down... My white blood counts are good, so they're not too worried, but to be safe they've got … Continue reading Just when you’re ready to go…
Good news! Bad news…
Good news! Consolidation 3 is finished.Bad news... I can't go home yet.Good news! I can probably stay with friends locally for the weekend.Bad news... I'm moving to tiny isolated room 1 (ext 2560) this afternoon to free up my big room 7 for someone coming out of ITU.
Sleeping the sleep
All is well. Though I do have somewhat low blood pressure. The natural nursey reaction is to tell me to drink more, but my fluid balance charts show that I've been drinking quite effectively, thank you very much. I don't think it's anything worrying, and it might just be because of the chemotherapy , but … Continue reading Sleeping the sleep
Why protect mealtimes when meals are so rubbish?
Unfortunately, having finished the last post optimistically stating that I was feeling better and seemed to have things taken care of, I then proceeded to feel pretty nauseous again, and over the past few days have thrown up a couple of times and had some diarrhoea... I am now off most of the antibiotics, however, … Continue reading Why protect mealtimes when meals are so rubbish?
An early scare
Well... My first two days back in haven't quite been as smooth as I might have hoped... I had occasionally felt a little rough in the days before I came in, but it was only slight and I put it down to natural chemo-provoked nausea. However, on Sunday I felt a bit worse, and progressively … Continue reading An early scare
Room phone number
2566.
It’s that Back to School feeling
Tomorrow I shall return unto the hospital of St George, which feels a bit strange after two whole months out of it... No doubt I'll be back into the routine of it very quickly, but at the moment being an inpatient is a distant memory. My blood counts on Thursday were very good again (higher … Continue reading It’s that Back to School feeling
Those photos
Mini-adventureRobin rockin'Girls (you may need to click for larger version)(thank you to Metro)Soon (perhaps Thursday/Friday) I should also have photos from the wedding, the family shindig and our chicken chez Big Phil (where, I forgot to mention, I had a laughing fit... It was one of those laughs that you just can't stop, and your … Continue reading Those photos