We're preparing for
me to go home!
Over the past
few days my IV meds have gradually been replaced with pills, tablets and
capsules of various shapes, sizes, and colours. The changes have all gone well,
and so later today the last of them -
my steroid injections - will be changed over.
At the same
time my diet has moved a notch back towards normal. A couple of hours ago I had
my first 'solids' for what feels like a fortnight, though
it's probably been a little less. Two blobs of mashed potato and a
little gravy. I know it's not much - but it wasn't rice water, I
enjoyed it, and it's stayed down without effort - so I'm happy.
Now we
wait and see. As long as I handle the drug regime and the food well
over the next couple of days they plan to send me home during the early part of
next week. I've been here in the clink for 6 weeks now and its
enough. All my swellings have gone,
most of the rashes, my skin has stopped scaling and flaking off for the most
part though it's still ridiculously dry. My mouth is sensitive but not unduly
so, etc etc. For the first time in
weeks I feel well enough to think about looking after myself at home, and I want
to be with my ladies again.
Of course,
being at home won't be easy. I'm
still going to need to be in as complete
isolation as we can manage. I'm not allowed visitors for weeks, and I'll be
wearing N95 masks whenever I go out for 6 months. There will be drugs to
take and my Hickman line to care for, temperature checks, skincare, eye care,
hospital checkups, blood tests, etc,etc - and diet is going to be
an absolute nightmare for the first
three months at least.
But I'll be out of here and able to
say "that's the transplant done" which is
huge!.
