Hi,
After 4 months of chronic back pain - 2 weeks ago I was admitted to hospital- a whirlwind of tests, scans, biopsy. I have been diagnosed with Myeloma which has fractured my spine.
I had one dose of Radiotherapy to spine.
And on Tues 15th July I started my chemotherapy.
Im currently bed bound in hospital because of my spine, hoping to go home next week.
The last 2 days after starting treatment ive been getting a bad sore throat.
Just wanted to say hi and to see if anyone had any tips or advice on starting this treatment journey
Look forward to hearing from you
Dawn
Hi Dawn Dawnofanewday1970 and a very warm welcome to the Macmillan Community but sorry to hear about your diagnosis and journey so far.
I am Mike and I help out around our various blood cancer groups…… for me I have been on my journey with 2 very rare types of T-Cell Lymphomas first diagnosed in 1999 and now over 25 years into this rollercoaster….. but I am still here living a good life.
Navigating a cancer journey can be such a stressful and challenging time but getting support from people who have walked or are walking the ‘exact same' journey can help a lot.
The Community is actually divided into dedicated Support Groups (Discussion Rooms) so can I recommend that you look to join and put up your own post in our dedicated Myeloma Support Group.
This group is a safe place to talk to others with a similar diagnosis, treatment experience, to ask questions and get support. To connect in with the group please click on the link below…….
……. and once the group page opens you will see a [Black - Click to Join - Banner] at the bottom of the page, click in this box and this will then confirm that you have joined the group.
You can then introduce yourself to the group by putting up your very own post by clicking [+ Create new post] or [+] in the top right of the group page.
You can copy and paste the text from this post into your new post.
Do get back to me if you need further help navigating the community ((hugs))
