In and out of hospital

I’m now a grandmother! Mum and baby are doing fine. As well as baby visits I’ve spent time in and out of hospital and overall been quite poorly. First it was suspected internal bleeding as I had black stools. However, after and endoscopy and X-rays, they can’t find a source of bleeding so they changed some of my meds and sent me home. Then, after a blood transfusion, I had an episode of severe lower back pain which landed me in A&E. They admitted me but are still unsure if it was a reaction to the transfusion or an infection. Now I’m back at home. I’ve got a CT scan on Monday and consultant appointment on Thursday which will give us an update on whether this chemo has done anything. I do feel as though I have deteriorated though. I’m struggling to get about as much and off my food. We’ll see what they say on Thursday.

Low haemoglobin again

Another round of chemo done but I have been really sick with this one; though the sickness has improved since they took the pump off on Saturday. They’ve taken bloods again today and my haemoglobin is at 64, which apparently is very low so now I have to have another blood transfusion tomorrow. Why can’t things just stay normal for a while?

I’ve got an appointment with the consultant tomorrow but, as I’m not due a CT scan until the end of the month, there will be no news. I’m still on two types of antibiotics long term and one is notorious for making patients feel awful but luckily I’m getting on ok with it.