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Day 12 today and neutraphil level has finally made an upwards bid for freedom and is now at 0.10. 😀 Now waiting with bated breath to see what it will be tomorrow!

Had the home-made sandwich today and it was gorgeous! It did hurt like mad when I swallowed it but well worth the pain. Happily the nausea problems seem to be behind me and I'm hoping that the throat soreness will subside as my blood levels improve.

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Thanks for taking the time to respond Eve, Eva and Tom. Had another small infection yesterday apparently when my temperature spiked to 38.2, but the nurses jumped on this immediately and soon had things under control with antibiotics etc. I actually felt fine but I defer to them completely as I'm in their hands and I trust them. Feeling a little improved today and managed to eat some cornflakes and a yoghurt for breakfast, and when my wife arrived she had brought me a tub of nice fruity ice cream and some melon and mango slices. Delicious! 🙂 Tomorrow she's bringing me a fresh sandwich with mature cheddar, lettuce, skinned cucumber and soused onions – and yes I do have unusual tastes in food!

I'm hoping that, after 4 days of neutrophils at 0.03/0.01/0.02/0.02 it will start to increase soon but we'll have to see. I harbour a worry that my neutrophil level will not increase as expected but this is probably just me being worried over nothing and it will rise when it's good and ready!

Warm regards, Barry

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Hi Eve and thanks for the message.

Kings has been great from the outset and the only criticism I have is that I'm finding the food very unpalatable at the moment due to the nausea I'm experienced. I fact I've not managed to eat any meals for about 4-5 days, although I am maintaining a reasonable fluid intake. It's not that I cannot eat, it's just that I long for something freshly made with fresh ingredients. Even a lowly cheese and salad sandwich sounds wonderful to me at the moment. The good news is that my wife will hopefully bring in that very sandwich for me tomorrow morning! 😀

I am worried about aftercare when I'm let home as we live in Kent, which is not far as the crow flies but at least an hour and a half car journey. Hopefully much of my aftercare can be done at my local McMillan unit and I'll only have to travel to Kings for the milestone tests, etc.

Warm regards, Barry

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