Transplant Diary

Friday 2nd January – a mad mad day

by NickL on January 2, 2009 · 0 comments

5:50am – Rise from bed I have a quick cuppa and a bowl of cereal and chuck a few things in an overnight bag, just in case. I throw some clothes on wrapping up warm to brave the freezing temperatures outside. 6:30am – Leave for the Hospital My journey is swift and I travel the [...]

Back home…

by NickL on January 1, 2009 · 0 comments

I am back home but only for New Years day, as I have got to go back tomorrow to do more tests and possibly to spend a further spell of time there. Yesterday was a rumbustious day as at the start nobody was making any sense over what they wanted to do with me. They [...]

from the hospital

by NickL on December 30, 2008 · 2 comments

Apologies for any typos in this post or bad grammar that may arise, I am writing this from my mobile. Technology is awesome as it enables you to blog with your thumb from a hospital ward! Amazing stuff. I am currently sat by my bed with a drip into my arm and things are beginning [...]

back to hospital

by NickL on December 29, 2008 · 1 comment

I am currently back in hospital as a result of my previous blood test results taken today. Creatinine has rocketed from 183 to 379 which is not good news and I have ended up back here.huge weight loss too. More news later but i an ok sort of!

Whoops forgot to update the blog

by NickL on December 21, 2008 · 1 comment

The past week has been a bit of a nightmare to be honest but I am now back home, I was discharged on Tuesday but since then still haven’t been all that well. In fact I have had no motivation to update the blog, check emails, tweet or even (most importantly) eat properly! I am [...]

Cake master

by NickL on December 16, 2008 · 0 comments

It has been the long running joke in our family about my love for cake. As a kid when we used to spend a night or two with my grandparents at their Gloucestershire home, Grandma would always serve up cake for tea. We would all have a slice and I would often have a second [...]

Tuesday 16th

by NickL on December 16, 2008 · 0 comments

Good morning! I was up early this morning about 5am when one of the docs came to take a blood sample from me. I did sleep really well last night but then I guessed I would as I am in a little side room of my own which was nice and quiet last night. I [...]