Wednesday 29th

Not a good night. Reflux led to vomiting around midnight, and i noticed tha vomit had a pale pink tinge to it. Wondered if there was food colouring innthe morphine - that being the last thing consumed. However, around 5.30 i awoke and vomited again and this time it looked like there might be fresh blood in the vomit. Checked temperature - 37.5 - checked again 10 minutes later - 38.0. Rang Norfolk & Norwich AOS, who said to go in. (Addenbrookes' AOS is too far away for emergencies).

NNUH Acute Medical Unit best guess was that the primary tumour was bleeding, and encouraged so to do by the anticoagulant. Will talk to Dan Holyoake my NNUH oncologist. Meantime the nurses have suggested I go nil by mouth in case someone wants to look down my gullet.

By lunchtime I hadn't been sick again, and my temperature was down again. I was allowed lunch as the chances of a gastroscopy today have much receded.

Eventually i was debriefed by one of the oncology consultants, who arranged for me to be admitted overnight.

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