Dear Everybody who kindly responded,
Thank you very much for replying to my query. Sorry it has taken so long for me to reply to you.
Well, after spending months seeing various consultants, having a bone biopsy and a PET scan, after reading all the information I received from yourself and others and much research on the internet, I decided to go for VCD (Velcade, Cyclophosphamide and Dexamethsone) treatment followed by a second SCT (Stem Cell Transplant), assuming everything goes to plan.
After all this time, it all happened very quickly as I saw my local consultant on Tuesday 11 December 2012 and was instructed to start the VCD treatment on Thursday 13 December 2012 on a three weekly cycle. All of a sudden it became urgent that I start chemotherapy immediately, bearing in mind that I had voiced my concern over the time that it was taking to start treatment and had been reassured that there was no rush and that I was OK.
At the moment I don't feel too bad, compared to my first regime of chemotherapy ten years ago, although I do suffer a whole day of hiccups the day after taking the chemotherapy drugs which completely wears me out. I've tried all the standard methods for getting rid of them but nothing seems to work and would welcome any suggestions/special remedies.
I'll provide an update towards the end of my current regime when I have an idea of how things are going.
Regards
Chris
