It's the third of July and my much loved son Robert and I are on the way to the Victoria Hospital in Glasgow for the first real Stem-cell Transplant consultation. I am nervous to say the least. The threats of loosing my hair....... my only real beauty asset - the length of stay in hospital and all the other stuff I had read on the web had double de-clutched me into reverse gear.
The wait to be seen was short the Dr (McDonald) was charming and very reassuring He basically talked about the procedure but was also very honest about the side effects and the problems that I might have to face. He gave me some sheets of paper which had all the problems listed. I have tried to convince myself that the NHS had to cover itself but reading through the indemnity document my heart stopped - anti-biotics for the rest of my life, chance of leukaemia, platelet transfusion and other equally awful prospects!
The interview ended and I was sent for blood tests.
I had survived round 1 almost unscathed!
I now had to decide if I wanted to go ahead or not.
Robert feels that I have no choice as done my son in SA Philip. Will now have to set about deciding and perhaps finding out what the alternative is.
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