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.
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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