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Hi my wife was diagnosed with myeloma last June, just after the beginning of lockdown after complaining of back pain & a pain in her shoulder. She is currently in hospital after having her stem cell transplant on 21st June. I am worried about her as she...
Hi I have been told I have myeloma and need spom advice about how to get over the shock
Hi everyone, I've had 4 months of chemo and I'm due to have my stems harvested tomorrow. For the last month I've not had a full night's sleep, I'd say I average 2-3 hours at best. I have chosen to sleep in the spare room so as not to disturb my wife...
Just had my first harvest today and I'm absolutely exhausted + the Filgrastim injections left me in so much pain, I don't even want to think how bad is going to be when I have the transplant. I'm starting to get very scared, is hard to be strong all...
Hi everyone. I was diagnosed with MM in November 20 and going through stem cell mobilisation at the moment with harvesting starting on Thursday. How did you all deal with the pain? It started at 3:30am today and now the only time I can tolerate the pain...
Hi iv been diagnosed with mgus does anyone have any details on Mgus
Hi Just popped in to say I have just been diagnosed with MGUS so thought I would check out whether others in this forum have pearled of wisdom to share. thanks in advance.
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