Peter’s Hospital Diary

This is the first Thursday for some weeks that I haven’t been up to London for a haematology clinic! It makes a refreshing change! However it does mean that there isn’t a lot to talk about healthwise. My gut is settling down, slowly, and my appetite is better than it was, although eating is without […]

I have just had a busy but fun weekend with Leukaemia care, the charity I do voluntary work with. You may recall that the charity has been developing some training courses and I am one of the trainers delivering the courses. We have got them about 98% complete now, and this weekend some of my […]

I have just been up to London for another check-up at Guy’s with the lovely Linny, and a medical student (whose name I didn’t get – Liz?). No much to report really. The problems of last week, while not fully resolved, seem to be getting better, and it is too soon for any signs of […]

I must say I felt quite weak when I got home on Saturday – well, it was nearly 2 weeks since I last had anything solid to eat! However Sunday was spent relaxing (I needed it) and I did manage some soup in the evening. This morning my throat felt a lot better, and I […]

Whew! Home at last! The last couple of days have been a bit tedious – I must have had the most uncomfortable mattress in the hospital! However, to recap the last 24 hours… I continued with the various pills and potions to clear out my system, and they seem to have worked with a vengeance […]

And plans change yet again! I came up to London yesterday to have my appointment in the haematology clinic to find that I was going to be admitted to sort out the prohlem with l my gut. Deep joy! Luckily I had brought an overnight bag with me ‘just in case’. However, the good news […]

Another slight change of plan – I am now back home! The results of the blood test this morning showed that I was more hydrated, so I only had another litre of saline, instead of the anticipated two, so as I was finshed buy half past one, I decided I might as well return home. […]

Just a quick post today to say that my hospital appointment has been brought forward by a couple of days, partly as one of the side effects of the thalidomide that – to put it delicately – affects bowel function. I’m not expecting to be admitted, but it is always a possibility if I am […]

And the radiotherapy is completed! However, not a very good day yesterday. I was up fairly early to pack and tidy the flat before leaving, and set off to get to St Thomas’s. I haven’t been at my best in the mornings – my throat seems worse then, possibly because it has dried out in […]

And to kick off the post, a couple of photographs, one for Richard – the French Warship, moored alongside HMS Belfast, and as I was walking back over Tower Bridge, an airship flew overhead! It has been a lovely and sunny day here, although rather cold. The only problem with that is that it tends […]