Peter’s Hospital Diary

And there is some good news, but to keep you all in suspense, I just want to say a few things about the blog! The blog software runs on my own computer under the Linux operating system. Now because I use Linux, this doesn’t support Internet Explorer so I usually use Opera or Mozilla Firefox […]

Ok, I’ll cut straight to the chase as I know that the attraction to the blog is the thought of more pictures of Olivia! Upstaged by my (lovely) grandaughter! These show her with Mum’s Teddy Bear, Sebastian. There is another one a bit further down the page! As for me, yesterday (Sunday) was another good […]

First of all, my apologies for the delay in posting – don’t worry, I am OK, we have had a busy couple of days! And thank you all for your posts. For those that haven’t posted comments before, your first comment goes into a moderation queue (which is why it doesn’t appear immediately) but once […]

I missed the anniversary of the transplant last week as I was in hospital, but it is probably worth remarking on, although this time last year I wouldn’t have expected to be where I am now! Firstly, can I thank you all for your comments and expressions of support – I have said so before, […]

Well, maybe not a new me, but certainly new experiences! It has been an interesting 10 days or so, and this will be a long post, so settle down and I’ll tell you about it! Mark was quite right when he said that I under-estimated how unwell I was. I suppose it came home to […]

Peter asked me to give everyone a quick update…… It was clear that Peter didn’t really appreciate how ill he was until yesterday afternoon (and as I visited him can vouch for the fact he looked very ill) when it was decided he needed some hospital care, consequently he got his first ride in an […]

I’m sorry I haven’t posted for a while. There was a milestone on Thursday, which was t+51, but also the anniversay of my admission to Guy’s for the procedure. I suppose If I had known what 12 months later would be like, I would have been disappointed, but hey-ho – I have survived another year! […]

And with the holiday well and truly over, it was back to work yesterday! However not without its trials and tribulations! I had a good weekend, appetite back, feeding up a bit (helped no doubt by the steroids that are part of the treatment) but yesterday evening the other side effects of the chemo started […]

It was an early start to get up to the Day Unit for just after 9am, for what promised (and turned out to be) a long day! I was feeling a bit tired when I got there – to the extent that it was remarked on, and the observations showed that my blood pressure was […]

A short post today, just to say that I heard from Rob (SPR) this morning, and we are going ahead with the chemo tomorrow. The plan is to get it all done in one day, although if I get a reaction to the Rituximab like last time, it may well be a long day! So […]