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Thursday 10th October … just one more thing!

Just as I thought I was starting to feel better, I noticed a rash on my leg, which the doctors think might be an outbreak of shingles! That would explain why today is a bit of a lethargic day! Still, I’m in the right place as I’m having a large dose of IV acyclovir (which […]

Tuesday 8th October… Still in hospital!

It’s been a week since I last posted – a mixed week with good and not so good days! I finished the chemo a week ago and the WBC count is falling nicely, but the side effects have been difficult – loss of appetite, sore and drymouth and general malaise. Some days have been better […]

Saturday 28 September… Back on the ward!

The days after the blood transfusion were pretty good and managed some walks in the local park However by Saturday I was flagging again so I attended the Monday clinic fully prepared to be admitted – and I was not disappointed. My WBC when it came back was around 300. I spent a night on […]

Wednesday 18th September… blood!

I received my two units of blood yesterday! I was feeling pretty rough when I went into the hospital, but I was soon canulated and the first unit started over a period of two hours. No adverse reactions and my observations improved of the course of the transfusion – increase in blood pressure, reduction in […]

Tuesday 17th September… clinic time!

I had my clinic yesterday, the first one since I had the cytarabine last week. To cut to the chase, the red cell count was down which explains lack of energy and stamina, but I’m having a blood transfusion later today which should help things. My white cell count was about the same as last […]

Saturday 14th September… bearing up! (Grrr)

I had clinic last Monday and took my overnight (or strictly, over week bag) with me as I was expecting to be admitted for mor cytarabine on the ward. However I was told that a better solution was to have more Subcutaneously as the release profile is gentler and the individual doses are lower. The […]

Friday 6th September… In, out; In, out….

It is a week since I last updated the blog, as several of my loyal readership has pointed out! 🙂 You will recall that last week I was expecting to be admitted on Monday, after clinic, for some more cytarabine to get my white cell count down, but at a reduced intensity so that I […]

Friday 30th August… Another Strange week

I have just been reminded by one of my readers that it has been a week since my last post! It’s been a week of adjusting and, to some extent, recuperating. I went into hospital on Wednesday For the blood test and a chat with one of the Nurse Specialists, particularly a couple of concerns […]

Saturday 17th August … Back on D3…

Just seems I can’t keep away from D3! But it has been a couple of days since I last posted, so let me fill in the deatails! I was moved to my side room later on Wednesday, very nice too, but then the swabs came back as clear. I was told that it was likely […]

Wednesday 14 August… mixed news

Last night, just before I went to bed, there was some concern that my nosy looked a bit runny, so before I could say ‘culture’ two swabs were taken, one from my nose and one from my throat. This morning I was woken by the sound of rusting paper of plastic sheets. And when I […]

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