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 pulse rate and in respiratory rate.<\/p>\n
So as soon as the first was done in went the second, again without any drama.<\/p>\n
The difference was obvious when I got up to leave! While there may not have been a spring in my step, I certainly found walking easier and o felt more alert! Even my appetite improved!<\/p>\n
One thing the nurse said was that many people noted the improvement the next day however I haven\u2019t noticed much change from yesterday. That might be because I didn\u2019t sleep that well last night because of a bit of back pain.<\/p>\n
I had a bit of a scare this morning, waking up feeling hot and clammy and a temperature of 37C – a level indicating possible infection. However once up and about, that started falling and is now at my normal of about 36.2C.<\/p>\n
So with clinic next Monday at an unspecified time, Onwards and Upwards!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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