More blood tests
We’re in at early o’clock and I can feel nervousness rising. Husband is looking pretty good at the moment but we have no way of knowing what’s happening with the cancer. Some days he feels like he’s doing well, other … Read More
Colonoscopy day
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Just black coffee for breakfast. Even though I haven’t had food for so long I really don’t feel bad. The clinic is running late – an hour passes and I’m getting seriously in need of food but I can sit … Read More
Bowel prep
Day 1 – Fibreless day – less problematic than I’d expected but I do find myself craving fruit and veg and our home made bread with wheatgerm. Scrambled egg (on white toast) is allowed so all goes well. Day 2 … Read More
Trying to plan – again
I am madly trying to plan again. Who can I delegate to? How long have I got? I must sort paperwork out to make things as easy as possible. Who will look after our beloved dog if he’s orphaned? Maybe … Read More
Sigmoidoscopy Day
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Thank goodness I can eat normally until the enema. I have an extra large bowl of porridge and a sandwich just in case 🙂 . Husband drives me to hospital – not long since I was driving him to and … Read More
A week of no appointments
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No hospital appointments. All week. What luxury. Shame we had to waste it on paperwork but it needs doing (if we live long enough to continue our business 🙂 ). Husband is looking far more like himself and can walk … Read More
Chasing appointments with the rectal bleed clinic
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I haven’t heard from the appointments team so my GP tells me to call them. If the wait is a month that’s okay, if they tell me it’s 2-3 months I am to tell her so that she can expedite … Read More
More blood tests
Time for another blood test. The red cell count is stable (107 today, 108 last time). Clearly that’s good but we’re impatient to see the numbers climb a bit. Dr Inscrutable says it’s impossible to say how long these things … Read More
Post-op wound check
Husband had another splenectomy wound check today with the GP practice nurse. The little wounds have all healed nicely, the larger one they made to get the spleen out is taking a little longer but is definitely getting there. He … Read More
Googling colonoscopy
Oh boy. It looks like fasting and laxatives are less fun than they sound. I googled some more. The wonderful Lyn Faulds Wood has a video in which she matter-of-factly tells us all to just get on with it – … Read More