Day -4 Flu Strikes!

Didn’t sleep too bad last night – managed to get a few broken hours.

Had a dose of chemo during the night and some anti sickness and fluids. The nurses have to monitor my fluid intake and output again.

I started the 10 hour ATG drug at 12pm again today. This drug is the one that can cause a fever so I have to watch for signs of temperature rising. The chemo wipes my immune system out. The nurses have warned me about all the side effects I could experience whilst having it and they give paracetamol and piriton to protect against them.

I wrote the above this morning.

All change.

Treatment abandoned because I have flu: although I feel perfectly fine!

I now have to stay in hospital until I’ve recovered from the flu and the chemo treatment so far. They are going to give me back some of my frozen stem cells to aid recovery because they collected plenty – that’s one bonus! Goodness knows how long that will be. Then I come home and have to wait at least 4 weeks before they can start the treatment again.

You know it’s serious shit when Professor Snowden and Professor Sharrack and the transplant coordinator come in the your room at the same time!

Yes, I’m gutted. But it’s just not worth the risk. If the flu develops while my immune system is non existent it’s just not worth thinking about.

So, back to the drawing board.