Well the chemo is going OK. I met a lady the other day at an MDS support group meeting in Exeter ( which was very good by the way) and she had had come off AZT after four lots, and I have know other who get bad side effects, so I am doing very well.
This time was similar to last, except my skin is very sensitive and I feel like scratching all the time.
I got my blood results back this evening. The are all excellent, except for my neutrophils which have taken a dive, and are back at .4 - highly neutropenic - but the doctor was not too worried. OK then I have to wear surgical gloves around the farm again, and avoid various stuff, but that is not too bad. It will probably bounce back up a bit next week.
I will have a bone marrow test in a few days time to see the underlying effect of it all.
Meantime we held a herd dispersal sale and sold most of our cattle, just to make life a little simpler. It was very sad, we hardly slept the night before or after. The animals looked great and commanded good prices in front of a large audience at the on farm auction. One of my farm hands retired, but we will not take on a replacement.
Rosalind was really annoyed. Not with the medical staff, but her latest bone marrow biopsy has been sent up to Kings twice, two different specimens, and neither got to the doctors there. The 'system' sent them back to Derriford, probably because of funding disputes. This has lost a lot of time, that could be life threatening - we just do not know. The doctors from both hospitals are furious
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