Fifth Bone Marrow Aspiration with Trephine... done.
They'll phone me with the results.
No meds to tide me over Christmas and the New Year, next consultation on 03/01/2019.
I'm to pack a bag ready for a long-term stay, I'm to try to stay infection-free and I'm to call it in if I feel... ill. That's an odd notion considering that I've been feeling ill and fighting infections and falling blood-counts since June.
I broke the rules tonight - the Christmas Pub Quiz beckoned. I think we managed 4th place out of 14 teams. A few beers and a curry with good friends. A top night.
There's more to life than being kept alive.
'tis the season to be jolly...
THE SMALL(ish) PRINT... (updated 23/07/2016)
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Good friends? Who did you go with?
Tell you what though, 4th was pretty good considering there were only two of us.
Out of interest, what avatar of gravatar has been assigned?
This one:
@Nick Harris - Better to get yourself a proper Gravatar, that way you can choose (and change on a whim) what pic goes with your email address. It's free. https://en.gravatar.com/
@BG! - looks a bit like a posh but irate chinaman with poor eyesight in one eye - I'll keep it!
Please let me know how you get on tomorrow.
Wilco.
You're 7th on the list.
But as you know, it can all change in the Wipe-Out round 🙂