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My last blog entry detailed how I had begun the long process of losing weight. Although at first it was a rapid loss due to the large drop in my Prednisolone dosage it soon levelled out, however I was losing around 2lbs (1kg) a week.

I detailed how I had ballooned to a weight of 19st 10lbs (125kg), but had managed to lose just over a stone in weight. I was down to 18st 6 back then.

As of today I now weigh in at 17st 6lbs, hence since my last blog entry I have lost another stone in weight. I am… Continue

It is a while now since I finally managed to get my Prednisolone reduced - WOO HOO! From 10mg daily to 5mg alternate days.

Needless to say in the early days after the weight literally dropped off me, I went from 19st 10 (125kg ~) to 18st 6 (117kg ~) in 3 weeks! I was worried I was losing the weight too rapidly.

Now thankfully it has slowed, I am losing roughly 2lbs a week. I am down to 115kg, which is a huge drop, but there is still a very long way to go. I estimate a further 4, maybe 5 stone… Continue

The past few months have been really hard, and do not appear to be getting any easier. From my previous blog posts it is easy to see how I have been constantly in and out of hospital on numerous occasions, nothing new, but it all adds to the pressure and I not only feel physically exhausted, but mentally exhausted too. I never seem to have the energy to do anything now.

On a plus note, the reduction of my Prednisolone, has begun to have an effect on my weight and it is now, slowly but surely go… Continue

It was Monday 3rd August, I had been discharged from the QE Hospital in Birmingham after undergoing a Coronary Angiogram. I noticed my Wisdom tooth was slightly tender, probably due to the gum being irritated.

However over the next few days it began to get worse, by Thursday the infection in my gum had spread to my tongue, gums and throat. I was unable to eat or drink, swallowing was extremely painful. I underwent a course of Co-Amoxiclav and then a course of Metronidazole. Neither touched the… Continue

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1205842/Longest-surviving-heart-transplant-recipient-dies-cancer-aged-51.html

Please see the above link for the full article. Tony Huesman had survived 31 years post Cardiac Transplant, yet it was Cancer that got him in the end. 'His heart had still been going strong' according to his widow.

What a remarkable gentleman, a role model for all heart transplantees to look up to. Its just a shame that it was the dreaded big 'C' that took him away.… Continue