AN IRON INFUSION AND ANOTHER VISIT TO A&E!
THE IRON INFUSION! Well! That didn’t pan out as expected! Firstly, it took the nurses four attempts to get the cannula in despite being having totally noticeable ‘butch’ veins. On the second attempt the nurse said it was in fine and flushed it through with saline. As she wandered off to get the iron, I noticed a big bulge in my forearm (that cannula was in forearm/wrist). I thought I had better query it although it had gone by the time she reappeared. Lucky, I did as she had missed the vein and would have been infusing straight into the skin which would have been a waste plus would probably have stained my arm brown – possibly permanently! Luckily, the rest was straightforward and I felt fine for the rest of the infusion and afterwards. I took it easy with a couple of walks and an e-bike ride before beginning running (shuffle and walk intervals) five days later. The run was as gruesome as before but I managed to run for twice as long for...