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Hey fellow warriors, I’m a newbie to this group, not to MM unfortunately :) 54year old female, diagnosed December 2024 after fighting with my GP for 18 months. I had gone from running and boot camps every day to struggling to shower and walk upstairs...
Hi there, I am 57 and was diagnosed since 2019 with myloama. I had all type treatment and gone through all type of side effects, but since 7 months I haven't had any treatment. I'm just going through to some anxiety and also lack of sleep I guess that...
Hi, I’m Fay, I’m 58, I was diagnosed with MM back in 2021 after a fall discovered a lesion in my elbow. I have since had chemo, radiotherapy and SCT. I was in remission for over a year then started getting pains in my back, took 6 months of telling...
Hi, My husband is due to be admitted to Clatterbridge on Monday. He is very worried about the Picc line being fitted and the chemo. Can anybody offer any words of wisdom please?
Hi I care fory husband with Myeloma. He is waiting for a transplant and we keep letting put back, I realize so many are on the waiting list, but his whole cancer journey is now in its second year having been passed from one hospital to another. We...
Hi there just going through some anxiety mode sometimes, im getting scared of travelling too far some ,worries some may happen to me . I started to feel that way since at the beginning of this year and not before since I was diagnosed in 2020 ,I don't...
Hello everyone I would value your opinion on the following. I have started being re-Vaccinated after my STC and have also been offered the seasonal Flu and Covid, from early October. I was planning to have F & C anyway, as recommended 3 months,...
I’m being admitted on Wednesday to have my SCT any tips and advice would be appreciated
Hi I'm a 72 year old man who's recently been diagnosed with myeloma, after several years of my blood being monitored with no previous cause for significant concern. I'm due to start treatment (Isatuximab, Velcade, lenalidomide, dexamethasone) in a couple...
Good Morning Clutching at straws here really. My partner is in hospital - day 13 of stem cell transplant. He started with severe sickness and diarrhoea on day 2 and this is ongoing. He has now lost 10kg in weight. His platelets are at 6 - white cell...
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