Saturday, November 14, 2009

Today's counts have just arrived. Hb - 91/ Wcc - 2.28/ Neut. - 2.04/ Plts - 20. Exciting to see neutrophils suddenly break through to 2+. Platelets still bumping along at a rather low 20, may mean help required unless they pick up by themselves over the next 3 -4 days.
At long last planet Rodg is beginning to recover from the effects of ‘the Melphalan Bomb’ all those weeks ago. The volcano has just about ceased it’s rumblings and the tension it was causing on the stomach muscles has begun to ease, and with it the quivering feeling of nausea. So all in all a good day. A simple and uneventful typical Saturday in ward B8.
There has been some curiosity as to the state of my hair loss. What seems to have happened is that the areas of most rapid growth in the past have been the ones most effected, while other areas still appear to be unaffected. So I have a rather moth-eaten stubble on my chin and a smooth back of the head, while still having a hairy chest, arms and legs. Whether that hair will go with time or remain is anyone’s guess.

2 comments:

  1. You are looking pretty good, actually :)

    And congratulations on the neutrofils!

    It makes sense to me that the most vigorously growing hair would be the most affected - that's sort of the point, isn't it? Zap the things that are turning over too fast, and hair and gut get caught in the cross fire.

    So glad things are settling down on the volcanic front.

    Great news, altogether!

    Love E

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  2. Hi Rodger, did you have a wander and coffee today, I wonder?
    Great that your stats are rising nicely.
    Maybe only 4 sleeps till they let you out! I think you'll probably have to sleep with the hoover on when you get home, because you'll be used to the roaring air conditioning now.
    Nearly there now!
    vj xx

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