Mum accompanied me to the hospital on this occasion. Once again it was one of those days where outpatients was completely packed. Eventually I had my first bloods taken without the hickman line, just a regular butterfly needle. The appointment was pretty standard again. The bloods showed an increase from the last visit after I received the blood transfusion. In fact the blood transfusion was great, or more precisely the blood given was great.

It made all the difference to how I felt. For a while before the transfusion I was begining to worry about my rate of progress. For example I would go on daily walks with Mum, but I was feeling quite puffed and was getting muscle aches normally associated when you really push yourself in the gym. Until the transfusion I couldn't understand what was wrong but it's very clear what was happening. I was feeling the effects of a low red cell count. This meant I wasn't getting sufficient oxygen to my muscles, as well as generally having less oxygen in my system. This also explained the headrushes and feelings of lightheadedness I was experiencing.

The fingers were showing signs of further improvement, but apart from that there was nothing left to discuss except some questions regarding relaxing the diet a little. 13 Days left till the 100 day barrier.