Peter’s Hospital Diary

At last, although I must say that the crew in Stanley ward are every bit as lovely as my friends on Samaritan ward. I must especially mention Nick (the night staff nurse) and Adam, who was on days yesterday and today. The only problem with naming names is that inevitably some are left out, so […]

Quick update! The swelling in my throat is getting worse and I ‘phoned Guy’s today. They are concerned and want to see me as soon as possible, probably for admission for a course of IV steroids and/or radiotherapy. I shall be travelling up later this morning, and I expect to be in for 3 or […]

Not a lot to report on the health front, other than we are now 38 weeks since the transplant! I am not sure if there are hints of GvHd! My skin feels a little dry (one of the earlier symptoms before) and at times it looks as if I might have a bit of a […]

And indeed it was a well worn trail back up to the Day Unit at Guy’s! However, it is always good to see Orla and her team (Sharia, Emma, Clare, Jayne – and I’m sure I have missed someone out…) even if the circumstances are perhaps not ideal. So after giving the customary two or […]

I didn’t record the elapsed weeks last week, but it is just over 8 months since I had the transplant, although I suppose we are back where we were at t+63 (days) which was when I had my first post transplant PET scan. That was the day that Thalidomide was talked about while we were […]

It has to be said that the last ten days have not been the best in my life, and just to pile it on, I took my diving medical yesterday (booked before the latest flare up) and failed, partly because I am not as fit as I should be, but mainly because the swollen lymph […]

Finally got the system up and running on the new, bigger, quieter disk drive, so the major tweaking is complete! As always with these things, hindsight is wonderful, and I can now see where the problems lay! Oh well, it’s when things don’t go as expected that you start learning! So now I can get […]

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!