Stent Out

Today I am back in the Churchill for a minor procedure. It’s just over 5 weeks since the operation and my new kidney (‘Kevin’) is still fast asleep. I continue to dialyse either in MK or hear in Oxford on days like today when I have a procedure or else have clinic. The procedure today …

Under Attack!

The phrase “it never rains but it pours” describes the current situation in my family at the moment. This blog post is a bit different as it concerns not just me but many of those in my family. It would be true to say we are under attack. For those of you who share my …

Free

I'm free. I have no scheduled appointments at hospital for many weeks ahead. 😃 Today I met with my consultant who does not need to see me again until October, after my Stem Cell transplantation has taken place. That leaves only my scheduled stem cell harvesting in late August and the transplantation in early October.  …

New Routine….Same Wait

Chemo routine subtly changed. Still Tuesdays and  Fridays Still Bloods to be taken Still Valcade to inject Same observations. Same Questions  Numbness? Hearing? Walking? Buttons? Location changed Clinic 7 to Ingham Fast through Clinic 7 Same long wait at Ingham Staff down  Nurses short Pharmacy slow Some things don't change. Waiting.

Waiting Times

It's become routine.  Anything up to to four hours at the hospital. Waiting. Waiting in a queue of cars on the bypass. Waiting to find a parking space. Waiting for blood at Clinic 7. Waiting for nurses to do the tests. Waiting for tablets at the pharmacy. Waiting for chemotherapy on Ingham Ward. Waiting.... Waiting.... …

Clinic 7

This past week at home has not been typical of what is to come. This has been a chemo free week. A pause in the treatment and a break from hospital. This is about to change. Most weeks there will be visits to hospital as an outpatient. Twice a week for a Valcade injection in …