Hi all, I'm 46 and recently diagnosed with smouldering myeloma. I know you generally are asymptomatic but I'm incredibly tired and achey all the time. I also have a sore lower back. Do any of you experience this? Have any of you been able to claim...
was diagnosed in march started treatment in april still not come to terms with it just yet just living my life as i should be at the moment anyone like to talk
Hi I have been following this forum for a year now my husband got diagnosed nearly a year ago on the 17th October 2023 he was only 44. This was so unexpected as he has never been ill. It all started when we had been to Tenerife on holiday in Sept and...
Hello, I’m at a loss. My GP mentioned myeloma, I’d never heard of it. My symptoms started with strange side pain to begin with and now across lumbar region.. I’ve been down the Kidney/bladder cancer road, all clear so back to GP care. I’ve had clear...
Hi everyone. Thc here. Aka Teresa. I just wanted to catch up with you all and thank you all for the support you give. I am still playing the waiting game which is very frustrating. I have spent a couple of nights in hospital because of back pain but...
Diagnosed end of Aug and started chemotherapy 5th Sept.
Both my wife & I are sufferers from MM, I am fortunately asymptomatic currently but my wife is now on day +10 after stem cell transplant, she has been through some pretty horrible times over the last few days, we went to UHB for the harvesting, Chemo...
Hi, I was diagnosed 2 years past March 2022 MM went through the chemo but none worked. I’m now on a trial drug that worked very well. I’m constantly fatigued and the urine infections. I have diabetes and an under active thyroid I’m fighting getting...
Hi I am new to this forum. My Husband has mylofibrosis. Just wondered if there are other people on this forum that have this type of cancer or are supporting someone with this type of cancer.
Hi all. Recently diagnosed and feeling very confused. Told I will need treatment but not yet. Feel like a fraud. Told close family I have cancer in my bone Marrow but then don't need treatment??? Am I ill or not??? My back is bad but MRI scan...
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