Hello Eve

thats awful news you were quite right to be apprehensive it must have been a gut feeling you had I really hope velcade works this time for him have you asked if he can have the via injections instead of having a line fitted I know some hospitals are offering this now regards Jo x:-P

Glad your home at last Keith do try and keep well I feel sea air always does you good deep breaths and lungs full of the stuff
I really hope things go well for you

Regards Jo

Hi
thanks for your reply how badly were your kidneys damaged did it take you a long time to recover from the SCT what sort of state are your kidneys in now I would be very interested to know if they are more damaged now after the transplant

Kind Regards Jo

YOUR ON
JO;-)

Terrific wish i could have been there to see you
Keep it up
Love Jo xxx:-P

hi Min

glad Peter got his back fixed lets hope it helps to keep him free of pain
I will be thinking of you both on monday hope all goes well so you both can get on with life again GOOD LUCK Peter:-)

Regards Jo

Hello Ted

Wecome to the site you have done so well not to have had treatment for five years long may it last I think chest infections are part of the baggage that comes with MM lets hope you have a better autumn:-)

Love JO

Hello Dia

glad you got your scan if they had done it sooner you would now be further down the road How about a picture of you modelling your sox(very sexy) every picture tells a tale! I hope you have a really good holiday go away and try and forget everything for a week just enjoy your family8-)

Love Jo x;-)

Hi Mary

glad to hear from you I hope you have a good time in Ireland I am sure you will weep a few tears on the way because it will bring back fond memorys
GOODLUCK with the sky dive my daughter also did one in New Zealand she said it was the most terrifying then the most exciting thing she had ever done

Love Jo

Hello Mavis.
I also chose not to have an SCT I dont regret it
I go to the EUCHARIST every week at St Albans abbey I pray for everyone
of my cyber friends
God Bless Jo

Dear Sarah

I am so sorry to hear about gordon you and your family have my heartfelt sympathy God Bless you all

Love JO

Hi
I think James berenson have a lot of very intering things to say I have been following his post closely as I have not had an SCT, what he says encourages me a lot
Regards Jo;-)

hi Scott
glad to hear you are ok I felt quite tired when I finished CDT and had reguler blood transfusions for at least eighteen months after I was first diagnosed I believe a lot of this is to do with the lack of kidney function
but the good news is I havn't had one for nearly a year now so things do get better i still have a bit of PN in my…[Read more]

Hello Eve

I chose not have an SCT as my kidneys were also very damaged apart from the higher mortality rate the chances of the chemo destroying my kidneys so havineg to go on dialysis three times a week for the rest of my life I decided to take a chance and just go with maintenance upto now i have been ok Hope Slim is ok give him my regards

Love Jo

Hi peggy
glad you are feeling a bit better let us now how you get on with the rest of the treatment
Love Jo

Hello Keith

glad its all over and you are back home fingers crossed things will only get better from here
Love Jo;-)

Hi Jet

really glad to see you are coping well after you at last got a bed lets hope you sail though this looking forward to your next blog you should think of turning it into a book
Love Jo:-)

hello Lara
sorry to have missed your post sorry to hear about your dad just to tell you I am type 11 diabetic so while on the CDT I had to have insulin as the steriod raised my sugar levels to an unacceptable level I hated this but did not have a choice just to say when I finished the treatment I was able to go back to tablets so you dad should…[Read more]

Hello again Ivan

DEX is awful we here have invented a word DEXITUDE my husband thought I had turned into a monster I think the lack of sleep does it. Its not so bad if you take the Dex first thing in the morning and the thalidomide last thing at night you then might get a bit of sleep I would be careful if you are mixing with a lot of people…[Read more]

Hello David

I would just like to wish you a good holiday hope the weather is good to you8-)
Love Jo