Sunday, July 05, 2015

Update on operations


Lindsay steadily improving since her nephrectomy 9 days ago, and she managed to get the district nurse to come in and change the dressings today. The main exit wound via which the kidney was extracted is still a bit sore but the nurse said it was OK. She has gone out for a gentle walk in the park with her friend Mary.

I'm also making satisfactory progress three days post angioplasty. Discharge note reads:

'Elective admission for left leg angioplasty - critical limb ischaemia, ulcers and rest pain, due to SFA occlusion. Angioplasty performed to good effect, patient discharged the following day with marked improvement both symptomatically & functionally'.

The occlusion will probably return, but as I said to Dr Jason Wilkins, who carried out the procedure, as long as it lasts for my expected remaining 12 months of life I'm  perfectly satisfied.

Blood results last 9 months
3.07 17.06 9.06 27.05 25.03 2.03 21.02 24.12 26.11 Normal
Hb 104 107 93 96 98 98    101 104 109 130-180
WBC 2.85 2.25 2.55 2.91 3.15 3.36 3.52 4.00 3.02  4.5-10.0
Neutrophils 1.16 1.17 1.14 1.3 1.57 1.78    1.6 1.8 1.16 2.0-7.5
Plt 249 232 296 342 369 449    494 551 391 150-450


Haemoglobin shot up after I had he blood transfusion in June, and I'm hoping it will stay above 100 if the Hydroxycarbamide can be maintained at 3/week.  That depends on the platelets remaining within normal levels.












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