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Hi Steve We have had terrible news today. His leukaemia has returned and is very aggressive. Without any intervention he has weeks left. Further chemotherapy is not an option so the only thing left is antibody treatment. He has been discharged so we’re going to try and have as much as a normal weekend together as we can.…
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Steve, Rachel I had to take hubby back into hospital yesterday and they’ve kept him in. His wound was not healing and he had become very fatigued and was a terrible colour. It would appear that the flucloxacillin was not working (even at 1000mg 4 times a day) and from blood cultures he has started to build up a slight…
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Thank you all for your helpful comments. We have got to the bottom of the infection! He had his Hickman Line taken out in June as it was infected (he ended up with sepsis & a stay in ICU). However, the small clip which kept it in place under his skin was left in. It has since become detached and lodged itself on his…
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Hi Greg. His transplant was at the beginning of March this year. I suppose with him doing so well, something like this seems such a huge thing but I realise it isn’t. I don’t go in to see the doctor with him which I suppose I should do but he’s an adult and I feel he’ll be able to speak more openly with the doctor if I’m…
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Thank you both for your replies. We’ve had a good chat about it and we’re both having the vaccination next Thursday. Alison
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Hi Steve. Thanks for your very informative reply! I appreciate you sharing too about your skin. Hubbys was the same. I don't think I've seen anyone shed so much. He had exactly the same thing as you and the steroids completely got shut of it. But it's about two weeks now since he stopped taking the steroids and the skin…
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Thank you for that Hayley. That has made it clear for me. Alison
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Thank you Greg. Thought that might be the case! Haematology is so complicated.