[Chirley]

Hi, I'm excited. I had my portacath accessed for the first time. I was apprehensive, especially when the nurse asked if she could do it for the first time under supervision from the nurse educator. Thank goodness, totally painless. It's really good to have your arms free and be able to do everything as normal. Another bonus, my Hb didn't drop as much as usual. I know this is premature but it is a little bit of hope that the transfusions might be less frequent. My white cell count was still a bit low but not too bad. One thing that I noticed over the last few hospital admissions is that I get a slight temperature (37.6-37.8) every evening. It isn't high enough to be of any concern, it's just makes me wonder why it happens. My holidays are almost over, back to work on Monday, it's going to be hard to get out of bed at 4.30am again, battle the traffic for 2 hours a day and stay out of the office politics. Oh well, someone has to do it I suppose. Bye Chirley