Good morning my fellow downhillers. I hope everyone is well? I had my MRI scan yesterday, face mask and had to go in alone. First attempt to insert needle into my vein failed miserably, second one successfully completed, however left bruises on both arms. I have to wait now for the results, (whenever that is). …
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Life is what it is ……
Hi downhillers. Hope everyone is ok? Everybody’s life is on hold with this virus and that is not good for us select few with underlying conditions. So how do we get over this boredom threshold? The cornflakes jigsaw lasted one breakfast and I ate my finished article. Tasty but it was never going to make …
Lockdown
Hi everyone. I hope you are obeying government guidelines regarding self isolation. How am I, probably the same as everyone else bored. I may or may not previously mentioned my MRI was supposed to have been carried out on 3th April but as my wife and daughter had a cough I cancelled it to be …
Latest news
Hi fellow downhillers. I hope you are all keeping safe and isolating. If you are all like me you must be totally bored not being able to see family and friends. I can only watch so much TV without getting bored. It’s bad enough we are the people who are classed as vulnerable and we …
Treatment during this crisis
Good afternoon fellow downhillers, apologies for time between postings. So where am I? Well I had my bloods carried out on Monday and my nurse spotted me in the clinic and said have your bloods done and go straight home, however in these turbulent times we needed food shopping. The theatres and concert venues are …
Ongoing treatment
Hi people Had my bloods taken yesterday and platelets are now at 153 (highest score to date). The nurse said my recent MRI is stable no change so all in all on upside. I start my chemo treatment next Wednesday is all goes well, I have another blood test on either Monday or Tuesday and …
Update
Morning/afternoon/evening depending on what time you are reading this my fellow downhillers. I had my hospital appointment yesterday for a catch up to see how I was feeling with my nurse and she said would I like to know the results of my last MRI scan (I know it is that scary time), well she …
2020
Sorry haven’t posted since the end of last year been hectic as you can imagine. News wise, I haven’t started my next course of chemo yet as my platelets are low so having blood tests on a weekly basis. In fact I have another blood test tomorrow. Had my MRI scan yesterday, still waiting for …
Unbelievable
You could not write this fellow warriors. A letter arrived from the QE hospital on Monday. My angiogram was done in September if you remember, and yet only now are they advising of an appointment for 9th December (the day before we go to York)…which only came about as our lass has been calling and …
Meeting with doctor
Yesterday was my meeting with my doctor regarding my MRI scan the day before. I took our lass, my son and mother in law as hospital buddies. I had to have my bloods taken first to check my platelets. Both arms are bruised once more as the nurse struggled to get a vein. Luckily she …
Brain Man 