I am very impressed with the lovely Hungarian doctor on the ward. The bone marrow test was uncomfortable but in no way could I call it painful. I will definitely ask for her if I have to have another one!
Sarah and I hitched an early lift at 7:15 with Hazel (friend in the village who also works for the University) as Sarah needed to catch a train to Birmingham at 9:01. I took the opportunity to do some early Christmas shopping, since I am not sure what the next month holds in terms of chemo. I also managed to get attacked by a large purple wheelie bin precariously perched on a sloping piece of pavement. I thought I would just have a bruise but 20m further down the road I realised that I had managed to lift a flap of skin on my hand which was bleeding profusely! There followed a quick dive into Boots (lucky they open at 8am) for antiseptic wipes and plasters and the kind assistant helped me open all the packaging, though very properly did not attempt to do anything with the wound. The nurses on the ward cleaned it up properly later.
Andrew picked me up from the hospital at 2pm and I went to Morrisons (supermarket) for the first time since July. It was good to do something extremely normal.
So I am trying to sort out a few things for Christmas in case the consultant next Tuesday wants me to do the first in-patient stay next week. This year's Christmas will have to be much more low-key - no bad thing I feel.
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