Hi Dean, a great big welcome to the Bloodwise community forum. Your post and questions are far too technical for me and we cannot give you medical advice, but your questions seem to be best answered by someone in your medical team. However I really sense your worry and concern and I have found for me that ‘me and my head’ are not good with ‘not knowing’.I have found this community forum is a very supportive place, so please do let us know how you get on and take care of yourself.