2nd Check-up

I'm rubbish at blogging.I'm not going to lie! It's been a month since the last post and it might have left some of you hanging.

So I'll start with a follow up of the first clinic appointment. I saw the consultant and he was happy with my progress! I asked him a few questions which was useful. One of them was how bad he thought I was when I was first admitted. He replied saying that had I left going to the doctors a few days to a week longer it could have been a very different story - so I'm glad I went when I did!
Following that I had a blood test, but no bone marrow biopsy because they hadn't booked me in, so I was told to book one for today.

That was pretty much all they had to say. Last week I got a letter with the blood test results and everything was back to normal! A huge relief.

So, today I went back for my second appointment with the consultant and a bone marrow biopsy. I knew I wouldn't have a blood test today as I had one yesterday morning - again with good results. Nothing  to worry about.
Nothing new was said about my condition today. The consultant showed me a graph of my blood levels since the 15th December which was very interesting but that was pretty much all. He did however tell me that I only needed to come back to Bart's every three months now, going to Colchester every month.
I mentioned my bone marrow biopsy and he checked with the trial nurse who said that I no longer need to have monthly bone marrow biopsies as part of the trial as my cell markers aren't what they originally thought them to be! This was great news as they HURT. It also means that when I fly to Germany on Saturday I wont be moaning and fidgeting all the time as I would have ached.

It was quite nice in the waiting room as two of the other guys who I was in a ward with during my final round of chemo also had appointments and it was great to catch up. Unfortunately neither of them have finished their treatment yet, but it will be great when we can all meet up outside hospital walls in the not too distant future.

That's all for the time being. Will do a better job of updating in the future!