Peter’s Hospital Diary

Back again, and thank you all for your kind words in the comments. I’m sorry that some didn’t appear immediately (those from John’s family) but the first post from a new source is always held for moderation as part of ‘SPAM’ prevention! But thank you – I think they have all been liberated now!. And […]

We have returned from our holiday (a day early) after what has been a pretty tiring and emotional week. I’m not sure if I have mentioned this on the blog, but earlier this year (just after I came out of hospital) my father-in-law was diagnosed with inoperable bowel cancer. It was a stressful time for […]

A slight change of plan meant that we didn’t get away this morning, or take Kt to university, but all being well, we should be doing that tomorrow! Meanwhile, I am delighted to see that another former Broadband Campaigner, Gillian, posted a comment today – thank you Gillian! Onwards and upwards!

I had a good weekend away with Leukaemia Care, delivering some training. For those of you that have forgotten, I am a voluteer worker with the charity, which aims to provide support for patients with Leukaemia and allied blood disorders, and their carers and families. The details are on their website here and also on […]

And it was off again to a full day at Guy’s and St Thomas’s this morning! The day started very well when I bumped into Robert Carr as I was on my way into the Day Unit. You may remember that I was placed under Robert’s care when I was first diagnosed, and I have […]

Yes, 35 weeks since the transplant, but not quite such good news as before. I saw Linny this morning, and she confirmed what she had told me yesterday on the phone, that the biopsy of the lump showed that the lymphoma was making a comeback. During the physical examination she also thought she could feel […]

Hmm – I’ve just had a phone call from St Thomas’s asking me if I am free for a PET scan on Friday. Now I wasn’t expecting to have a PET scan for another 6 weeks or so, so this came came as a bit of a surprise. However I have just rung Linny, and […]

OK, it is probably time to ditch the Apollo 13 metaphor! Suffice it to say that I am now back home after my three night stay on Blundell Ward on the 14th floor of Guy’s Tower. Great views, but sadly no available wireless networks. So having arrived on Monday afternoon, and completed the usual forms […]

Just a brief post this morning. I will be going up to Guy’s (Blundell Ward) today at about 12:30 to get there for half past two. I will be going to theatre tomorrow morning, but I don’t expect to be out before Wednesday. I doubt that I will have reliable internet access over the next […]

I have just returned from my trip up to Guy’s and the visit to the Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) department. I am delighted that my ear, nose and throat all look healthy (ever had a camera stuck up a nostril? – an ‘interesting’ experience…) and so no complications there. The only slight abnormality is […]