Hi All

Welcome to my blog, as most of you know I was diagnosed with Bone Marrow Cancer in July 2008, after 6 months of treatment with Chemo and Steroids my cancer has reduced tremendously, I have now had a stem cell transplant which will keep the cancer dormant for longer, my stem cell treatment started on January 5th with Chemo and I had the transplant in March. I am now home but having to take life very slowly while my cells build up, I will be back to hospital several times over the next few months for blood tests and treatment.
Please feel free to pass this address to anyone and to add comments and join in to help keep me sane (or is it too late for that).
Thanks to all at Royal Liverpool Hospital who have made this year possible, and to all the staff who have worked so hard to eventually harvest the cells and the wonderful staff on the transplant unit, A special thanks to Jamie who is as daft as me when I need humour but an absolutely fantastic support from day one (shame he and most of the staff support LFC but I can't hold that against them).

Ivan 07957361356
ivan.thomason@ntlworld.com

23 March 2009

Monday

I am in, if you need me you know where I will be for the next few weeks, I will be in this 3 metre by 5 metre room called home. I will put other views of the room on the blog on future days, I don't want to spoil your excitement with showing everything all at once. My room is facing towards Warrington so no view of the river.
Ann brought me this morning at 10.00 and since then I have had blood tests and lots of questions. Lunch was Sausage roll with tomato and basil soup, lovely.
I will be having a Hickman line fitted tomorrow morning ready for the chemo and steroids later in the week. The chemo starts on Wednesday, if I am not bald now I am sure I will be soon.


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4 comments:

  1. Diane23 March, 2009

    You are a tease. I can't wait to see the rest of your room. That chair is a bit of alright isn't it?

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  2. Ivan23 March, 2009

    There are only so many photos you can take of this small room, you never know, by Thursday you might even see the bathroom!!!!!!!!!

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  3. Mike23 March, 2009

    Steady on you two!
    Now Dianne, let me explain the offside rule to you before we head off to watch Warrington play.

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  4. Diane23 March, 2009

    Can't wait to see your bathroom (you will be taking the photo at the time right?).

    Now Mike, let me explain 100 reasons why I will never want to understand the offside rule......

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