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Hi everyone just wondering what everyone’s paraprotein is and what their pre chemo readings were please
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My husband is presently in hospital having just been diagnosed with myeloma. He was admitted 18th December after not being able to walk due to spine compression, which was found after an MRI scan. He was operated on & a tumour was removed & scaffolding...
Hi. I just want to say hello. I got diagnosed in December, on my birthday can you believe. I am two weeks in to 6 months chemo, DVRD I think it’s called. I’m glad to have found this place. I’m 62 and my wife is away acting as full time carer for her father...
Hi, I'm not sure what to write. I was recently diagnosed with myeloma. I'm asymptomatic. The diagnosis came out of the blue. I'm struggling so much emotionally, my friends and family are here for me but I feel so incredibly alone. Some days I'm OK, some...
Out of curiosity, how many were found when you were diagnosed? Apparently I have them all up my spine, in my legs and arms and in the skull I keep seeing posts where people only have a couple. I feel a bit like my bones are like an aero bar!
hello there, im hoping to get some swift informed judgements. My mother was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in March 2021. She is in remission but unfortunately is very immobile and stays in the one room. My brother cares for her. I live out of...
Hi, I was diagnosed with MM on 12th December and have recently received my first 2 treatments. I am in the Canary Islands where I have lived for the past 17yrs. I use the Spanish health system. On visiting my consultant prior to the 1st weekly treatment...
Just a quick question someone may be able to answer, my brother texted earlier after his first month of chemo for Multiple Myeloma and said his 'numbers' had gone from 630 to 200...now I presume this is some sort of blood test, hoping someone may be able...
I had a stem cell transplant at the end of August and have had to start my vaccinations again. I managed to get my first Covid before the local centre closed down and am having great difficulty finding where to get the next one. This is despite asking...
