Hi, I'm new to the group. I was recently diagnosed with Myeloma which has caused me to have a spinal cord compression. It was a shock. Will be great to hear from others.
My dad was diagnosed on Thursday and started chemo yesterday. We know so little about what is going on, and his healthcare team is making it harder by constantly telling him how rare his cancer is. I'm incredibly grateful that although he's 69, he's in...
I have myeloma I'm 55 years old. I went through chemotherapy treatment from march last year, then had stem cell transplant last September. I would like to chat to people going through myeloma as some days I struggle with diagnosis. Most of time I'm very...
Hey guys, Vixon69, I am 53 and I was diagnosed through my annual Diabetic blood work May 2021. Something to do with a marker that they had now started looking for in blood work, that until this point they didn't before, then they checked all my previous...
Hi everyone im Linz I’m new here . I had a sct on 27/03/2023. Taking me ages to get over it . What im worrying about is for the past 3 weeks I’ve had really bad oedema in my feet and legs . It’s awful . My gp has prescribed furosemide tabs but no better...
Diagnosed with Myeloma three years ago. Have been in and out of Remission twice and managed to cope with all it entailed Of late have developed a real phobia about having Bloods taken To the point of near panic to report to Doctors Surgery for Bloods...
Hi everyone, This is my first post on a forum. I am 68 and here because I am just about to start the third cycle of immunotherapy treatment prior to having a stem cell transplant and I would like to learn more about other people's experiences who have...
Hi iv been diagnosed with myeloma and I'm due to start chemotherapy on Monday 15th May, was wondering will I be fit to return to work after couple of days or is the effects more likely to keep me home longer ,iv got multiple myeloma and my first session...
Hi…I’m new here. Reaching out as my dad was diagnosed with myeloma 2017 and now going through his 3rd relapse. Till his diagnosis my dad was active, healthy…not a care in the world. Now he only really goes out for hospital appointments. I hate seeing...
Hi , I'm 52 year old female going out my mind with worry . I've had back ache on and off for many years 10 ish ) . Both my parents suffer from chronic back ache . I've been to physios and they've said it's muscular possibly nerve too . I called the...
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