The Saga continues

On Monday we clocked in, had the bloods taken and waited for the results. We expected a problem with the bloods but what we didn't expect was a problem with the freezer they keep the virus in! Apparently overnight the temperature in the freezer had reached -40C and this was too warm to use the drug! A new batch would not be delivered until later so we were free to leave and return on Tuesday.

Yippee you might say, free to do some retail therapy, but unfortunately even though we explained to two separate wardens that we had forgotten our blue badge we came back to a ticket on the van, £100, unless we pay in 14 days it's then £50. So now we have to write to them to try to get it rescinded. Doh! Expensive shopping trip.

Returned Tuesday to be told I would need a blood transfusion as my HB was 8.8, but they would give me the treatment first. That passed without incident but after about three hours I started to feel cold and within about 15 mins I was shaking uncontrollably and shivering. They gave me some paracetamol and another drug I can' remember the name of and after a while it passed over. I can laugh about it now but at the time it was horrible, like flu, my temperature went up but I felt frozen. They were trying to get the blanket off me in case I overheated but I felt so cold I wouldn't hear of it.

This was about 6 pm yesterday but since then I have been fine. I'm having my blood transfusion now and hopefully the rest of my stay(until Friday) will be quiet, I'll let you know.

Speak soon.
Sheila x