Peter’s Hospital Diary

I was going to start this with an interesting fact (I like to be informative!) But I had a consultant visit last night – a bit too late to update last nights post which was already a bit long. So, after the registrar, the consultant came round (maybe the registrar told him I was asking […]

I had a reasonably good sleep last night, punctuated by the usual ward sounds, observations etc. I was woken by the breakfast trolley – I am definitely developing the munchies! Then followed the usual routines; more observations, bloods and my second dose of prednisolone! All done and then a quick visit by a haematology registrar […]

As I said yesterday, pre-treatment started yesterday, but this morning I had the first dose of steroids, 30mg of prednisolone. Not the largest dose but that is to keep the rate of breakdown low for the reasons I outlined yesterday. But prior to that I had an echocardiogram just to ensure all the valves are […]

Just after I published yesterday’s blog, I had a visit from the haematology consultant to say that the results were back from the scan and they showed several lump nodes were lighting up. These are in a band round my abdomen and along the top of my bowel . Just got good measure, there was […]

Yes, I’m beginning to get a bit bored now! Today has been quiet! After a drip free day yesterday, I had a new bag put up at midnight and the infusion has continued throughout the day. For some reason I didn’t have bloods taken this morning (must check that) but apart from the drip change […]

A very quiet day! The drip was removed in the early hours while I was asleep – and I must have been deeply asleep because it didn’t wake me! I was expecting to be reconnected during the day, but it wasn’t, although I still have the cannula in place. My blood pressure was a bit […]

It’s a bright morning here in London, and I noticed that while the decor may have changed, hospital routines have not! I have taken some photos of the view from my window and Not the best view, the new cancer centre is on the left (I have now found a way to compress the files) […]

So it seems that my blog posts are like buses – nothing for ages, then two come along at once! So what, you might be asking, am I doing at Guys, on the Hedley-Atkins Ward in the evening of the second day of the New Year? Read on and I shall explain! You will recall […]

Well, the last posting may have been overdue, but I was certainly under-due for my ECP appointment. It all got a little strange when I turned up at the accommodation yesterday, and found that no room had been booked. But it was when I arrived on the ward to be greeted with “Nice to see […]

And the snow continues to make life interesting! I went over to see my sister, Anne, last night (good curry!) and left just before 10. Roads were clear, no snow. By the time I had driven to the M4 the snow was just starting and I drove past a recovery van pulling a car (on […]