Peter’s Hospital Diary

Back home again, and in fact I was actually discharged on Monday, and arrived home in the evening, but yesterday seemed to go in a haze of catching up on the last week, and I felt surprisingly weak, so I didn’t get round to the blog!

Many thanks to Mark for posting the update, I was looking for available wireless networks, but couldn’t find any!

The stay itself was uneventful – a bit of hydration, a couple of big doses of imunoglobulin to give my immune system a boost, and three lots of drug given by a nebuliser (lasting 2 hours a time) a day to actively fight the virus!

It felt really strange being back as an in-patient. I was in a side room on Hedly-Atkins ward – opposite Samaritan where I had the transplants. I suppose it felt odd because the last time I was in hospital for anything like this was the trip to Southampton – nearly two years ago – and all that happened around that time, and I suppose psychologically I have placed all that in my ‘old life’ and with new beginnings on the job front etc, it was a bit of a reminder! However it all passed uneventfully- the only worrying bit being that the staff came into the room wearing respirators and goggles to protect them against the nebuliser fumes that I was breathing directly!!

The nurses where great – it is always invidious to name names, but Ahmed and Suzy were great fun – but thank you all!

One other thing I noted was the food. I have been fulsome in my criticism of the hospital food system, but I noticed a dramatic improvement in the quality! Food now appears to be supplied in bulk and plated up on the ward, so it doesn’t sit there drying out on plates in transit. Much better!

While I was in hospital, I had a phone call offering me a job on the basis of the interview I attended last Monday (2nd) which I have accepted and I start next week!

So on all fronts – Onwards and Upwards!