[craig1969Participant]

Hello to everyone I was eventually diagnosed in March 2014 after an illness beginning in July 2013 my current situation is a problem with my back and chest I have 4 collapsed discs and a cracked sternum I have just finished my second RCD and zometa my light chains have dropped from 2500 to 49 so we are moving in the right direction my consultant stated 4-6 months of chemotherapy and then stem cell treatment and finally my vertebrae to be fixed

[wallaceParticipant]

Hi Craig,

Doesn’t sit right with me saying welcome to the forum but I’ll say it anyway! I’ll take a guess from your screen name that you were born 1969 which makes you 4 years younger than me, I was diagnosed 2007 and started the same roller coaster ride you are currently on and I am still in remission. Can I ask what the illness was in 2013 that lead you to be diagnosed? Mine was the onset of kidney failure caused by the Myeloma.

Mike

[VickiParticipant]

Hey Craig, you sound like you have gone through the milk but glad to hear it’s all going in the right direction. Keep it up 🙂

Vicki and Colin x

[rebeccaRParticipant]

Hi Craig, sounds like you are finally getting sorted and you are young enough to sail through SCT – had mine at XMas and totally back to normal now, for now!, you will get there too and it will move more to the back of your mind and I guess you may even have the allo option to mull over at your age. It’s quite a bummer getting it younger than the average age of 70 (they quote). Much harder to get your head round it, but with time we all do. Good luck with it all Craig and please use this forum if you have any questions

Best wishes, Rebecca

[stanley-1960Participant]

Hi Craig,

It sounds though your making great progress after 2 courses with regards to FLC reduction. I too was diagnosed at the same time as yourself and am now on course 4 of CTD. I wish you all the best with your ongoing treatment and as Rebecca says you have youth on your side for the future.

Best regards,

Stanley

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