Transfusion day
We were up early so that we could be at the hospital for 8 am. This is to make things easier for the staff by avoiding rush hour (they sometimes have to treat people in the corridor it’s so busy) … Read More
We were up early so that we could be at the hospital for 8 am. This is to make things easier for the staff by avoiding rush hour (they sometimes have to treat people in the corridor it’s so busy) … Read More
Weekly blood test day. Haemoglobin is down to 7.2. Two weeks ago it was 8.2. Bummer… It really is time for a transfusion. It’s bitterly disappointing since he wasn’t feeling too bad so we’d hoped the numbers would have gone … Read More
He’s going to ask for a transfusion next week. I broached the subject cautiously and he laughed and said he’s just been thinking about the same thing. I hope it helps. It should do. He isn’t the man I was … Read More
When Husband was first diagnosed 3 months ago we were worried about waiting a few days before starting Rituximab but still no treatment. The specialist said that waiting an additional 2 weeks would ‘make no difference’ – sounds bit ominous … Read More
He’s starting to feel it. He hasn’t been able to breathe deeply for some weeks (too uncomfortable) so he’s been shallow breathing but now he can feel the enlarged spleen all the time and it’s making him feel uncomfortable. It’s … Read More
It’s a blessing that we don’t know how many days we have left. I guess if we were told 20 years I’d start to relax (probably shouldn’t) but if we were told 3 years I’d panic. In a sense this … Read More
Husband’s notes still haven’t made it back to hospital 1. We rang hospital 2, who had assured us they would be back at hospital 1 in time for last week’s appointment. We were impressed 🙂 . We shouldn’t have been… … Read More
We have an appointment with the surgeon… That’s good news and scary all at the same time. The dog is getting used to frequent hospital trips and Mr Surgeon is at a different hospital so from the canine perspective (one … Read More
We have an appointment with a general surgeon to discuss the splenectomy. I hope he’s as human as the cancer guys are. Husband is looking rather grey but is feeling okay, or would be if he could sleep properly. I … Read More
Over the coming days I revisit the oncology journals and the data isn’t very encouraging, EXCEPT if you’re in the group of people with limited bone marrow involvement. The data relates primarily to very much older patients so that inevitably … Read More