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

2 April 2009

Fluid levels (day 11/7)

The body is a wonderful thing (yes even mine) Just listen and it tells you what it needs.
The last few days have been strange fluid wise and really quite uncompfortable, I kept putting liquid in and the organs do the rest. Over the last 12 hours my body decided it was time to empty out, (at one stage I was having really silly dreams) during the night I drank to keep levels up and now feel great. No doubt I will have blood tests later to decide if I need extra liquid via a drip but think I will be fine without.
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  1. Diane02 April, 2009

    Hi mate. Sorry I haven't blogged for a day or so, but have been away. I have just caught up with your blogs and your description of feeling like flu but without flu just about sums it up. It's a very weird feeling isn't it.

    Sounds like you are do all the right things though so keep it up.

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  2. Ivan02 April, 2009

    I just knew you would understand.

    Been anywhere nice, Not that train again!!!

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  3. Diane02 April, 2009

    Not the train again (that's 22nd May!). Stayed over at my aunties for the night. Bit of the old retail therapy yesterday, couple of games of Scrabble at night - jobs a good 'un.

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