Peter’s Hospital Diary

And it’s a drizzly overcast day here! I’m also reminded by Richard that it is Shakespeare’s birthday too. Feeling a bit rough today – since stopping the steroids on Thursday, the GvHd seems to be kicking back in – probably a good thing, but a bit uncomfortable. I have a mental image of sword fights […]

Feeling a lot better today, although my palms are quite sore, as are the soles of my feet. I am still a bit itchy but it doesn’t seem quite as bad as it was. My face is still a bit sore (shaving was a little unpleasant!) but the swelling of my lips and eyelids has […]

Mixed day today – I woke up feeling pretty grim, the blisters and iching on my face had subsided a bit, although my face was still puffy, and the bright crimson effect and little blisters had spread to my legs – and I still itch everywhere else! I felt very thirsty too. However there were […]

Sorry I didn’t get to update this yesterday – I arrived home – slapped on some steroid cream and went to bed! So yesterday… Yet another interesting day starting with a visit to my old friends at the day unit in St Thomas’s – where all this started nearly 7 years ago! (May 1999 was […]

Suffering a bit at the moment – I am covered in what looks like a nettle rash, and major sniffles. I’m not sure if the sniffles are a cold, or anything to do with the rash, whch I hope is GvHd (The alternative would be an allergy to one of the anti-biotics I am taking). […]

Another check up – and 70 days since the transplant! You may recall the mixed news that I received last week, so it was with a little trepidation that I went for the check-up today. However it turned out to be an interesting day all round, with several things becoming clearer. The anti-biotics for the […]

Yes, it really is 7 weeks yesterday since the transplant took place! I suppose the real difference is that the trees in the garden are startiing to bud, the bird life is more noticeable and the evenings are much lighter! Another check-up yesterday and the general agreement seems to be that I am making good […]

Today started badly! Although the pneumatic drills and trucks were silent, and I had a good nights sleep (aided by a half bottle of wine that last night’s visitor, Melinda brought in!) I was unpleasantly surprised to discover that 0845 and all external access from my phone has been blocked. At the moment I am […]