One of my first days in hospital. I had two canulars, one for a sodium drip amd one for medication.
One bag of sodium drip took between 5 and 10 hours to go through.
Family support was so important to me. Mum, Dad, Vik my sister and Sami my girlfriend were at my bedside throughout my time in hospital.
Bruising that came from taking blood for analysis 4 times a day.
Bruising that came after the bone marrow test, the most painful experience of my life.
I suffered major nose bleeds due to my blood not coagulating.
Only the second meal I was able to hold down in 10 days.
A rash that came up due to a reaction from the morphine.
My groin after the surgery to test my lymph nodes.
Which hand do you think is mine? The yellow colour of the jaundice shows up nicely!
This gives some indication of the weight loss I suffered. This picture was taken the day before I was discharged.
This picture was taken on the 22nd December 2008. This was just a few days before I was admitted to St Richards Hospital in Chichester.
This picture was taken on the 13th January 2009, exactly 22 days later. Again, this was the day before I was discharged from Kings College Hospital in London.
My thanks go to the many doctors and nurses from both hospitals who were involved in my illness and recovery. I would also like to thank blood donors, without you, I wouldn't be here to tell this story.
Thanks all, you saved my life!