Suzi

I don’t know why I’ve lost my appetite. I suppose the dose of cyclophosphamide is the prime suspect; that was four weeks ago. I’m 62.

I hope your harvesting goes well.

Mike

Dear Wifeof

Week beginning 28th July. I have spent the last week in “work-up ” with a bone marrow biopsy, lung and heart tests and blood tests. If all are OK then I get the green light next week.
Have lost my appetite and taking a lot of Complan drinks with milk to try and keep strength up.

Mike

Sarah

Re food etc.  The nurses brought me tea and biscuits.  I don’t know if they could have rustled up a sandwich but my wife went and got one at one of the JR hospital cafes.   As you say it varies from place to place.  In the Churchill Outpatients , a trolley comes round with food and drink.  They did put  canulas in my arms.  I’m having…[Read more]

Dear Sarah

I had stem cell harvesting 2 weeks ago.  I  was told to expect two days of collection but fortunately they got all they needed on Day 1, in a 4 hour session.  This was at the Oxford JR hospital.

The worst part of the whole process was in the week previously.  First the cyclophosphamide they gave me on Day 1 of the preparation made me…[Read more]