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Getting used to retirement
I have MDS at the AA end of the spectrum - empty bone marrow, dysfunctional leucocytes, high MCV, platelets now about 55, Hb now about 12. The only treatment I received was ciclosporin and daclizumab, about 6 years ago when my platelets were 25 and falling.
After retirement I wasn't allowed to see patients face to face because of my low neutrophils and risk of infection so I did telephone surgeries. Unfortunately control freaks at the practice wouldn't let me function as a decision making professional and I thought I'd better retire properly.
So I write songs, make and mend furniture, beautify the lovely old house we share with another 8 people, dig a pond, make a fence for the vegetable garden.........
O yes and mentor some of the fatherless young men in the church, which is great fun and keeps my skills sharp.
No BM today as bloods have been stable; quite a relief as i don't like them very much,
And review in another 2y.
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