Day 1 with no spleen
Puppy (actually middle aged) behaved miraculously well at the Travelodge 🙂 . Thank you, dog! He was a bit confused at first but was keen to play with his ball – roll it under the bed to watch the human … Read More
Pre-op transfusion
It’s the day before the op. Husband is sitting looking much more relaxed than for his first transfusion. They started at 8 am and finished about 5 pm (bit of a wait for the platelets, probably having a speedy jaunt … Read More
Transfusion better than espresso
Next day husband declares that a transfusion is like 10 bars of chocolate washed down with a mug of espresso:-) . He is determined to enjoy the good weather and his additional energy by having a good walk. We negotiated… … Read More
Transfusion time
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
Contemplating a transfusion
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
Starting to feel ill
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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
Pondering the imponderable
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
We’re in Haematology, patient notes aren’t
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
Stop the world: I want to get off
I just wish the world would slow down (preferably stop!) for a bit to let us catch up. It feels like I froze when we found out it was cancer but the world is going at breakneck speed around us. … Read More
Trying to organise cancer
I like to organise and plan, no doubt to give myself the illusion of control. Husband is better at going with the flow. One key step was the first of our now weekly meetings with the specialist. Blood tests were … Read More