Hi my mum whos 68 was diagnosed with myeloma a few weeks before Christmas after she went to hospital with a bad back and not being able to walk properly since then shes had a couple of chemotherapy courses which were all taken in the hospital but on xmas eve she was discharged from hospital and she was able to come home for Christmas which was great having her home and seeing her be a little bit back to her old self again walking better albeit with a walking frame.
But the feeling of joy was shortlived she had gone to the hospital yesterday to have an injection Velcade which was no problem and this morning she was fine but after taking the Cyclophosphamide tablets today we noticed her speech was slurred and she didn't have the ability to raise her hand on the right side so we rang an ambulance and they took her back to hospital where they believe she might have suffered a mini stroke her symptoms have got better but shes due to take her next chemotherapy on Friday and I've read that this can lead to strokes in the future it's just more worries and feels like you take a step forward and then get taken back again the whole uncertainty is what makes things so hard we just hope that the good progress she has made isn't lost by this setback and hopefully some luck will be on our side! Thanks for listening
