Monday 10th February and, as I stated in my last post, although I don’t have a date for the surgery the NHS is hell bent on keeping me busy.
Following my colonoscopy I was informed that I was borderline anaemic and that I would need an Iron Infusion before my surgery.
Today is the day and my appointment was scheduled for 10:00. However, my iron prescription has not arrived.
So, sitting waiting. It is 10:30 !
It’s now 11:10, and after much searching, the nurses, three of them, have managed to cannulate me. Apparently, my veins were playing hide and seek. Not helped by my not having had a drink before arriving in hospital.
I did make a cup of tea, but traffic news indicated problems, so we left early. My tea is still sitting on the kitchen counter.
I am now hooked up to the iron juice,
and literally, it has just entered my arm.
The infusion should take about an hour.
Job done in just under an hour. I’ve been unplugged, given a cup of coffee and an egg mayo butty. Thirty minutes to check there are no ill effects.
Thirty minutes was up. Took my blood pressure, blood gas, and temperature. All good. The canula was removed, and I was discharged.
It’s now 13:30 and I’m sitting in the hospital cafeteria having a proper coffee. I’m killing some time before heading up to visit a friend of mine who has been a patient here for the last few days.
As for me, I have go and get a blood test in two weeks to see if the iron juice has done its job.
More later ….
WrAnTz 