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Hi, I find myself back on a forum again, I joined the Breast cancer forum early last year and then a routine blood test in October came back with a shocking result. I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in Dec 2022, I have 6 more weekly injections...
Hi pleased to be accepted . I was diagnosed with multi myeloma 2020 been on chemo pushed it back a bit had pneumonia but still trying to be positive my children are taking it badly but I keep strong so far
I am on my 3rd cycle of treatment for MM and I'm getting really tingly fingers and feet. It seems to be getting worse with each cycle. My nurse says it's neuropathy. I find it difficult to feel if things are hot or cold. Any advise on how to manage this...
ive just completed harvesting of my stem cells for stem cell transplant. am feeling very tired now and low due to side effects of the growth hormone injections . this is the first leg of my journey and today i just feel terribly dejected about it all...
Hi everyone. My partner was diagnosed with plasmacytoma of the sinus area on 7th march. We were in ENTand the doctor said he had never seen this before, so we got a kind of garbled run down and then left bewildered. He was referred to Norwich team, and...
Hello all , so my dad was diagnosed with MM in January following a spinal compression in the cervical part of his spine (neck) this means he not only is having vdt treatment as of end of Jan he also has a halo brace on and can't walk or use his hands...
Well, it’s been a while since I’ve been on here and all I can say is a lot has happened. As some of you know I was diagnosed in December 2021 at the age of 34 with Myeloma. From then I was lucky enough to marry my soulmate on 25th February 2022, go...
Hi, I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma last week. I’m 45, 2 teenage kids, husband and carer for my blind mum. It’s been a complete shock. I’ve had a few bouts of pneumonia over the last few years and recently infections I just could not shake off....
I now am in myeloma from mgus but thankfully I got told 5 weeks ago I didn’t need treatment but consultant said that that can change anytime I have been totally exhausted nausea and sever neck pain and brain fog all my bones are on fire even on rest...
Hi, sorry about the posting time, steroid night so wide awake! Diagnosed with myeloma during lockdown (eventually) started treatment 4 months ago only getting a partial response which is disappointing. I’m 54 married with 4 grown up children....
