The last of the quiet weeks for quite some time to come.
Wednesday was a visit to the haematologist to discover I had a Hb of 6.8 which is not brilliant [normal male is 13.8 to 17.2]. Thursday was an early start at 08:30 for a whole day in the Primrose Ward at Bedford South Wing having three units of blood. Since diagnosed I have now had a total of 44 units of blood. Bedford PCT turned down the appeal from Addenbrooke's for the Exjade, though they did agree to the version that could be delivered by pump over an eight hour period. Unfortunately this is not clinically suitable for my condition so yet another appeal.
My neutrolfile level is about 0.26 and for a healthy person it should be around 2.5, so my immune system is shot and I am very susceptible to infection.
Looking at my appointment schedule for this week and the next two it feels like I am on a flight - just left the boarding gate, on the apron heading for the runway. Let's hope the flight gets airborne week commencing 26th February.
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