Really nearly there.

Thanks to everyone who has sent cards. The post hasn't arrived yet, but I know the nurses will be delighted. Please pass on the word to non blog readers.


Doses 4 and 5 went reasonably smoothly, although Quent is pretty weak. He has sickness and diarrhoea, thrush, sore joints, swelling and blotchy bruises all over. He can barely move his arms - a side effect of the blood pressure cuff rather than the IL-2 itself.

Quent has hit 65 (doses) and is going to retire. We are waiting to tell the Prof - who may well try to persuade Quent to go for another, given this is only the beginning of day 4. Superstition - and memories of Neil Kinnock - prevent me from counting our chickens too early. More later.