Tag Archives: infection

Blurred lines…?

Posted on Mon, 30 Jun 2014 by Jet Black

So, with my new resolve to write shorter, more frequent posts, here’s the next one… My Hickman line half fell out on Friday 13 June. I don’t believe the date was to blame. I do wonder though, if perhaps nurse … Continue reading →

Posted in * Myeloma, Graft versus Host Disease | Tagged amnesia, anchor, Bed Manager, Brighton, cannula, cannulation, central line, Cetirizine, chronic GvHD, Cluedo, conscious, cuff, Daycase, diarrhoea, ECP, extracorporeal photopheresis, GvHD, Haematology, Hickman line, infection, infection risk, lumens, lung GvHD, mosquito bite reaction, nurse, observation, PICC line, Piriton, radiologist, radiology, sclerodermatous GvHD, sedation, sickness, skin GvHD, SSSU, Surgical Short Stay Unit, The Ceramic House, thermometer, tubogram, unconsciou, vomit | 3 Comments

Infection alert!

Posted on Mon, 5 May 2014 by Jet Black

Friday morning, 4 April, saw me not-quite-leaping, more like cautiously rolling my stiff self, out of bed at an early hour to go off to volunteer at a Register & Be A Lifesaver [R&BE] stem cell register recruitment event at … Continue reading →

Posted in * Myeloma, Graft versus Host Disease, Other health | Tagged Anthony Nolan, antibiotic, Certificate in Playback Theatre Practice, Chellaston Academy, Derby, endocarditis, Fletcher ward, Flucloxacillin, Haematology, Hickman line, hospital, infection, IV antibiotics, Jenny Parrish, myeloma, Nightstop, Nottingham City Hospital, osteomyelitis, Playback, Playback Theatre, pneumonia, R&BE, Register & Be a Lifesaver, School of Playback Theatre UK, Specialist Receiving Unit, SRU, staph. aureus, staphylococcus aureus, stem cell donor, stem cell register, temperature, Vancomycin, volunteer, volunteering | 6 Comments

Vlog #2: Admitted to hospital

Posted on Sun, 20 Apr 2014 by Jet Black

I’ve just spent eight days in hospital due to a serious infection via my Hickman line. I’m in the midst of writing about it, but having difficulty concentrating, so it may take some time. In the meantime, here’s a little … Continue reading →

Posted in * Myeloma | Tagged antibiotic, Fletcher ward, Flucloxacillin, Hickman line, infection, IV antibiotics, Nottingham City Hospital, staph. aureus, staphylococcus aureus, temperature, Video, video blog, video blogging, vlog, vlogging | 8 Comments

Bronchoscopy for lung GVHD

Posted on Sun, 22 Dec 2013 by Jet Black

Rather than trying to find the time to catch up and do things in the correct chronological order, I’m just going to post this now. A lot of health issues have gradually come to the surface over the past few … Continue reading →

Posted in Graft versus Host Disease | Tagged allogeneic stem cell transplant, Amy Binnion, Andrew Fogarty, bacteria, Bronchoalveolar lavage, bronchoscopy, Cancer Research UK, cannula, cannulation, chronic GvHD, donor stem cell transpant, FEV1, fungus, Graft versus Host Disease, GvHD, infection, James Donaldson, knitting, lavage, Lung function test, lungs, SCT, sedation, virus | 7 Comments

Boiling down south

Posted on Mon, 1 Apr 2013 by Jet Black

Sadly, the title of this post bears no relation to weather conditions up north, down south or otherwise… I’d have to go a lot further south. On Tuesday, I was driving down the M1 while the non-drama of my light … Continue reading →

Posted in * Myeloma | Tagged abscess, antibiotic, bitter taste, Clarithromycin, Easter, Inadine, infection, lance, lancing, latex gloves, light chains, local anaesthetic, minor operation, saline solution, Viva Lewes, wound, wound packing | 4 Comments

“Thou art a boil, a plague sore, an embossed carbuncle in my corrupted blood.”

Posted on Sat, 23 Mar 2013 by Jet Black

– William Shakespeare, King Lear Okay, that’s it for the supremely apt (with the corrupted blood and all) highbrow culture… Now let’s get down to the nitty-gritty, lowbrow, down-to-earth, graphic bit… I have a boil on my back. Below are … Continue reading →

Posted in * Myeloma | Tagged abscess, antibiotic, birthmark, blog, bone marrow biopsy, co-amoxyclav, head shaving, immune suppression, immune system, immunocompromised, infection, lance, lancing, list for living, prophylactic, Shakespeare, suppressed immune system, Video | 17 Comments

Just when you think it’s safe…

Posted on Sun, 30 Dec 2012 by Jet Black

It’s over 7 months since the transplant and I’ve been very lucky… 100% chimerism, undetectable myeloma, very mild GvHD and no serious infections. Until now… For the past three days I’ve had an increasingly painful sore throat, with a phlegmy … Continue reading →

Posted in * Myeloma | Tagged antibiotic, Cancer, cannula, cannulation, chimerism, death, dehydration, Graft versus Host Disease, GvHD, Haematology, hospital, hydration, immunocompromised, infection, insomnia, Paracetamol, sore throat, stem cell transplant, temperature, transplant, virus | 10 Comments

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