Peter’s Hospital Diary

It seemed a long way to go for a 20 minute consultation, but then its always a pleasure to see Linny! Progress seems to be continuing, and the creatinin level from my last visit was 123, still slightly above the upper ‘normal’ limit, but much lower than it has been! The next check up is in 4 weeks, which will roughly coincide with the next PET scan. There was a bit of tooth sucking when I discussed getting dive fit again, but the suggestion that I might go back to work in August passed without (too much) comment!

The next check up will include some additional blood tests – one for chimerism, to test the ratio of donor cells to mine (it was 100% last time, so I’m not quite sure why that is being re-done – I must ask) and a CD4 cell count. CD4 cells are a particular type of lymphocyte characterised by a type of protein on their suface, and have an important role to play in fighting infections. There is more information here.

So I got back home failrly early to find that the conservatory is now tiled and grouted! I am very pleased with the final result, there is some furniture on order, but that won’t arrive until August.

The hot weather is back again today, the tomatoes and cucumbers were wilting a bit, but they perked up with some water, and the lemon tree (bush) looks as if it is having another growth spurt. Perhaps it objects to being called a bush!

So lets hope the weather holds up for the weekend!