Hickman Line op
A few days ago I had my Hickman line insertion op, it is still painful but all went well. A Hickman line or central line is a long thin...
Nerves, hair and packing
In a few days time I will be off to London for the final time before transplant. Its a strange mix of nerves, excitement for the future...
Turning 30 more tests and such
This week has been a bit slower paced to recent weeks a welcome change. It has given me time to get some of the many jobs that need...
Fertility treatment done
Tomorrow marks the start of my fourth week in London! Fertility treatment took longer than planned but I have now had the egg retrieval...
Delays
Well its been a long week full of delays and appointments here in London. Fertility treatment is taking longer than expected and I will...
Start of transplant prep and fertility injections
This week has marked the start of my transplant preparation and fertility treatment. After a rocky start with delayed trains I started my...
working up to the transplant
In a week or so I will be off to London for a few weeks. Starting fertility treatment lots of injections and also continuing some of the...
Do you want children? - fertility and chemotherapy
Before you start your stem cell transplant one of the many questions you have to think about is do you want children? Unfortunately the...
Battle of the cankles
Whilst going through all the tests and seeing different specialists I have also been diagnosed with four limb Lymphedema. Lymphedema is...
Life changing and saving!
As I reflect on the past months I think of the saying " you never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have"...
