Just seems I can\u2019t keep away from D3!<\/p>\n
But it has been a couple of days since I last posted, so let me fill in the deatails!<\/p>\n
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 I\u2019d get one night in there, but alas it was not to be and I was moved up to \u2018home from home\u2019 back on D4.<\/p>\n
My blood pressure stayed a bit low for the the last three days and my temperature remained variable, so I remained on the IV fluids and antibiotics until Friday, when I switched to oral antibiotics.<\/p>\n
I had a ward round on Friday and the plan is to restart the ibrutinib as my white cell count is starting to creep up. However ibrutinib affects platelet count and as I had the bleed after my fall, a blood clotting specialist is being consulted. However I may be out on Monday.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, my parents have come down and I have had several visitors – all much appreciated!<\/p>\n
I also had a visit from an occupational therapist (Linda) and we had a chat about the future with my impaired eyesight. We went for a walk down the corridor, which wasn\u2019t difficult in itself, but anyone approaching from my front left hand side suddenly disappears when the are a about three feet in front of me. Similarly, any one overtaking me on my left side doesn\u2019t appear until they are about three feet past me. Something I will adapt to, I\u2019m sure. I am also getting some visual disturbance as my brain tries to make sense of the missing information. Just to restate, this isn\u2019t an eye or optic nerve problem, but a visual processing issue.<\/p>\n
Longer term I need to consider the loss of my driving licence on my social life and steps I can take to mitigate the impact.<\/p>\n
I still feel quite tired, but I don\u2019t expect any change there until I get home.<\/p>\n
So, on many levels, I need to continue to progress Onwards and Upwards, but lots to think about! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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