I am the one responsible for infecting Nigel with my cold and now feel twice as as I did before.

Was at a conference in Birmingham yesterday, arrived back in Sheffield at 6.30 on the train from Birmingham New Street station ( what a dump - the only time I have been trapped on a train because the duggies on the platform were all piling on before we had actually got off the train!!) Between the train and the car park I had missed 4 calls from Nigel, trying to get the emergency contact for Weston Park. Very worried, temperature of 39, coughing and sore throat. Once chemo has been administered this can suddenly develop into nasty complications if your white blood cells have been depleted by the chemo. Nigel's Dad drove him into town and I met them at the hospital.

Very quickly saw a fantastic junior doctor who was patient, attentive and clear in his explanations. They were all very calm about the whole thing. After a thorough examination, intravenous antibiotics were administered as well as tablets. Nigel's blood tests from the day before were showing that rather than being down his white blood cells are UP which was good news.
IF the cold or potential infection is BACTERIAL the antibiotics will wipe it out, like 'domestos' were the doctors words .
IF it is VIRAL then tough, your body will have to battle it out itself and you will feel like for another few days.
The fact that the white bood cells are up though could indicate they are fighting bacterial nasties as they don't fight viral bugs.
Nigel has to stay in until Sunday so that they can monitor things and make sure its ok. As I visited tonight, his temp was down and although he has a bad sore throat, he seemed a little brighter.

As for me, I have been to see the normal civilian doctor who has prescribed anti-b's for me too, 'just in case'. It was amazing to see how quickly I got an appointment when I mentioned Nigel and the 'C' word!!

Anyway, just wanted to update you, I know some of you had heard he had gone into WP. He doesn't know I am updating this either so it may well be edited when he gets home!!

Thanks for your concerns and support,

Sarah, x
off to bed with honey and hot lemon as I will be checking into a hotel if I'm not better by Sunday