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Transplant +11: Home time?

Posted on 23 September 201827 October 2021 by Tim

Yesterday’s blood test results were hugely encouraging. Haemoglobin was up to 110, platelets 35 and … I Haz Neutrophils! 0.8, to be precise. The threshold for discharge is platelets above 30

Transplant +10: Reaching for normality

Posted on 22 September 201831 October 2021 by Tim

Last night saw my final dose of IV antibiotics administered. The blood cultures they took from me a few days ago grew nothing nasty and my temperature has been nicely

Transplant +9: You little beauties!

Posted on 21 September 201831 October 2021 by Tim

Yesterday lunchtime I was given the encouraging news that my white cell count had started to move up slightly from zero, where it had been for a few days. My

Transplant +8: Grateful and demanding better

Posted on 20 September 201831 October 2021 by Tim

Another night, another set of blood transfusions, antibiotics and iv fluids for which I’m grateful. I feel stronger again today. However, lack of sleep over the few days means fatigue

Transplant +7: Pulling an all-nighter

Posted on 19 September 201831 October 2021 by Tim

Good morning! Following some unusual side-effects to treatment yesterday, I’m pleased to report that I seem, for the moment at least, to be turning a corner. Yesterday felt like the

Transplant +6: Follow the lights

Posted on 18 September 201831 October 2021 by Tim

The storm continues to rage around me, but I’m comfortable. Lots of drug infusions and blood transfusions are helping. Because my platelets had dropped below 10, I’ve had a transfusion

Transplant +5: The storm

Posted on 17 September 201827 October 2021 by Tim

The storm arrived in the early hours of this morning. I was sick and then developed a temperature of 38.3. The staff here quickly took various samples from me and

Transplant +4: Down the dip

Posted on 16 September 201827 October 2021 by Tim

I’m officially entering the “dip” days now. It’s the point at which I have zero neutrophils and am likely to suffer most from the side effects of the chemo. I

Transplant +3: Four years ago

Posted on 15 September 201831 October 2021 by Tim

Four years ago, I celebrated New Year’s Eve with a lot of optimism. 2014 was going to be the year of my 50th birthday. Both of my daughters would be

Transplant +2: Slowing down

Posted on 14 September 201831 October 2021 by Tim

Yesterday remained fairly quiet. I was given a nebulizer in the morning as a precaution against pneumonia. Other than that, I spent most of the day sat on the bed

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