I’m so sorry to hear you are feeling poorly again! It seems like one thing after another! Make sure to get yourself checked out if need be. I hope you get some sleep tonight! 
will check in tomorrow and see how you are doing 
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How you doing today @Colinb ?
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Day 6 still coughing, cant say its getting any easier, if im still having issues im going to call blood team on monday if they are around given its easter
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Sorry to hear that. Good idea to contact your team if no improvement. Take care
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Yes, as @Nichola75 says it sounds a good plan to contact your blood team or 111 that cough sounds really nasty.
Be kind to yourself and let us know how you get on
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Are you feeling any better @Colinb ?
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Well today ive no voice, but that annoying cough has eased and not keeping me up at night. The antibiotics for the leg infection are doing their job, the redness and pain have lessened, im starting to believe i might actually get on that plane to Cyprus on saturday. Thanks for your concern.
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Glad things are going slowly in the right direction @Colinb, keep believing and fingers and toes crossed for you. Please do keep posting and really look after yourself
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As @Erica said, things sound like they are going in the right direction. You still have a few days yet so fingers crossed you will get in that plane
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Hi @Colinb. How are you? Are you getting on that plane?
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Hi, yes barring any last minute disasters we are on the flight tomorrow. Antibiotics seem to have sorted the leg infection, that horrible covid cough is almost completely away and im so looking forward to this break. Thanks a lot.
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I’m so pleased. Hopefully there will be no last minute disasters. Enjoy every minute
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Absolutely wonderful news @Colinb, enjoy this long awaited break
Hi Nichola
Sorry I thought I’d replied.
Thanks for that.
Can I ask , do you still wear your mask at work? Etc.
sue.
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Hi @Soozy. No, I don’t wear one anymore
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Hi Nichola
That’s great. I wish I didn’t have to. It makes life so difficult.
Sue
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I can imagine. It must be hard x
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Trip to Cyprus was great and relaxing. Had appointment to have a venesection done today but last blood test in March showed reading down to 44 so they decided not to do it, however platelett level consistently high so Hydroxy meds now doubled mon -fri an reduced over weekend so lets see how this pans out.
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God you enjoyed the time away. Time to plan the next trip?
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Im half way through the 6 weeks on the new med levels and touch wood have not seen any side effects. I do have a query though, i was diagnosed with CKD about 10 years ago, no mention of this has been made during or since the start of my treatment for ET and wonder if the hospital would know about the CKD diagnosis and whether that knowledge would change my current treatment.
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