Back to Business

After all the fun of last week it's back to medical business.
With our South Africa holiday just over a month away it's time to look at holiday medication. My blood results continue to show improvement with my Haemoglobin up to an above normal 15.4 and my lazy neutrophils at last coming to the party and shooting up a massive 0.5 to 1.7 from 1.2, this is good news as they have been hovering around 1.1-1.2 for too long.
Only one more appointment before Holidays and that's on 24th July.

The Last Week

Last Saturday Averil's Mum Gail arrived from South Africa, we had managed to keep it away from Jess for several months so it came as a great surprise to her.
We have taken Gail out most days, we have been to The Lakes, Chester Zoo, Bakewell and Chatsworth and finally yesterday to Snowdon and the summit railway.
Today Averil's sister Glyn is being Ordained at Chester Cathedral so we are going to the service.
Gail is going back to South Africa on Monday and will be staying with Glyn until then.

Doesn't look a day over 25000

It's 30000 days since Joyce (my mum) was born, to celebrate we had a cake.
Happy 30000th day and many more.

Echocardiogram

I have been to hospital for another Echocardiogram, it was to check after the fluid on my lung. All seems to be ok and the fluid has cleared, the radiographer was happy with the test but will compare with my last one.
I also had blood tests and they are fine, the neutrophils are 1.2 from 1.00 so are creeping up very slowly.

71 days

I was checking my diary and it's now 71 days since my transplant and 327 days since myelona was doagnosed, how time flies.
My medication appears to be doing it's job, I do feel tired at times and ache but after all the chemo and the previous damage done it's only to be expected.
Averil has been doing a fine job with keeping everywhere looking great, painting fences and walls and all those jobs she loves (I watch very well).
Looking at days past and days in the future, it's only 59 days to my flight to South Africa. Bring it on!!!!

Another Hot Day

Hasn't it been a great weekend, I went to Chester Zoo again today (really getting my monies worth out of the season tickets). I couldn't walk far so I went around the zoo on the monorail.

When it comes to keeping cool I think the elephants have the right idea.