[DaiCroParticipant]

Thank you for that Min, I'll be on to them first thing tomorrow.

Dai.

[DaiCroParticipant]

I have my dog Morris a 13.5 year old Border Collie who is Okayish. We took him to the vets when we came back from our holiday because he was getting very stiff after walks. The vet said he didn't want to treat him at this time, that his stiffness was simply a sign of older age and that while he had cataracts in both eyes there was not much to do for that except keep a night light on for him. He was such a flyer in his younger days that it pains me to see him restrained (and slightly plump) but at least I can sympathise. Janet says she won't have another, although she might get a kitten once he goes (we lost our 18.5 year old cat in March… a week before my SCT).

I am tempted to have another but I am in no fit state to walk it and I do not want to force any extra duties on Janet. Ho hum. 🙂

Dai.

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Good luck with all your tests Keith – unlike the lucky Mr Perky… who ONLY had a great big turnip of a tumour on his neck, I had a tumour which had crushed a vertebrae in my lower back and widespread damage, from pitting to opencast mining scattered around my skeleton. Now the reason I mention this is because my consultant told me that nearly every ache and pain I get in between consultancies (8 week) will almost be guaranteed to stem from the residual damage and NOT from the Myeloma.

I am 9 months post SCT and I do not have cancer. I had cancer (Myeloma) and due to the nature of the beast it is more than likely my cancer will return BUT most of my problems now are due to the residue NOT the cancer per se.

Hopefully this is also true of your present condition.:-)

Hopefully,

Dai.

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Roz,

Be guided by your feelings… as long as they are not those of guilt and obligation. You owe us nothing to feel guilty about and there is no obligation on you to keep on visiting this forum… especially if it causes you pain or hurt in any way.

But remember this dear Roz. We never knew Michael… we knew nothing about him whatsoever, excepting what you told us and what you chose to share with us.

It is [b]you[/b] we knew, [b]you[/b] who we know… [b]you[/b] who became our friend and our neighbour… and our confidante… and our support. Our relationship [b]was[/b] and [b]is[/b] with you… not Michael. We shared his illness, we shared his experiences and we rooted for him and prayed for him when the occasion arose… as we rooted and prayed for you then… and now.

You are our friend and you are welcome to visit with us whenever you want.

Personally, I look forward to seeing you tackling your new life… warts and all… but I truly hope that we will also be honoured to share the genuine smiles and those moments of happiness from small triumphs that are bound to come, however far away they may seem right here, right now.

Much love,

Dai xxx

[DaiCroParticipant]

My pleasure was to stroke my guitars, even though I needed Janet to pick one up for me and place it in my lap. I was too weak to play but it felt good to hold it.

My SCT was in March, I was stroking/holding my guitars my the end of April. I first successfully picked one up and played it at the end of May.

And I haven't stopped since. 🙂

Dai.

[DaiCroParticipant]

Your poem speaks volumes Roz. When is the service? We will all be thinking of you.

Dai. xxx

[DaiCroParticipant]

Happy New Year to you too David and to all who grace this board. I truly hope that this next year is much better for you than the last, however good that was… or wasn't.:-)

Much love.

Dai.

[DaiCroParticipant]

Hi Shirley,

There is never a good time but there is part of me that wishes they could have kept you back a week or so – but never mind – home by the new year and then every single season yours to enjoy.

Regards

Dai xxx

[DaiCroParticipant]

My dear Roz,

I am so very sorry that you were both denied some quality time together over the last few months. I know how down you felt and we were trying to hope for you, that there could be a possibility for one last surge of resistance… but I think you knew.

Please keep in touch, especially over this next couple of weeks.

Much love, please look after yourself.

Dai. xxx

[DaiCroParticipant]

I think that a simple blood test can pick up indicators of most things… if they ask the lab to do a full check… instead of a specific, which most do.

After being diagnosed with bone cancer as a secondary cancer (primary unknown) I was given a whole battery of tests, & scans including one looking for paraproteins (but I have light chain and no problem with paraproteins). I was transferred to the head of nuclear medicine at one of Wales's top hospitals and in nine months of agony and rapid deterioration he did not conduct one single blood test… not even a thumbprick. I was on warfarin during the whole of that time and had to have weekly blood tests at my local hospital but they only looked for one reading – the coagulation, nothing else… even if the other answer was right under their nose.

As my American friends quite often say – go figure.

Dai.

PS The site would not let me post the above… because I had put a hyphen in thumbprick and they considered it inappropriate language.

[DaiCroParticipant]

Gaye,

Nadolig Llawen
A
Blwyddyn
Newydd Dda

Merry Xmas
And
A Happy New Year

or (literally)

Christmas Merry
And
Year
New Good

Either way, any and all, have a lovely time and thank you for your lovely message.

Much love

Daixxx

[DaiCroParticipant]

Hi Bridget,

I'm sorry I missed your post, I haven't logged on as often as usual due to life and stuff. I am really sorry that you have had to pass 'GO' and get straight onto Revlimid… let's just hope that it suits you well and works for a looooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnngggggggggg time.

Janet's had a nasty bout of something… well, nasty I suppose but it was not clearing up so I took her to the Doc's this am and it turns out she's got Laryngitis… so I'm the carer for a change (and hoping that since she has had it for a week that I won't catch it now). And I'm working like 'Billy O' (whoever he was/is) trying desperately to finish my novel (which keeps on growing like topsy as I try to get it to finish) – Janet's Xmas present (the one she says she wants more than anything else in the world… apart from an instant cure for MM………. Ah, well, back to the book).

Take care and as much Xmas cheer as you can stomach.

Much love,

Dai xxx.

[DaiCroParticipant]

Good idea Debs – I sometimes wonder if first time visitors to this board are not a little daunted or frightened by some of the 'warts and all' postings. Of course they are an important part of the process but a little balance of positivity and hope would be an excellent addition IMHO.8-)

Dai.

[DaiCroParticipant]

Very good. I always enjoy the TaDa! punchlines.:-)

[DaiCroParticipant]

Hi David,

Sorry to hear that everything is normal.:-D

I think the best thing is to ask your GP if there is any risk about having it twice… dependent on your consultant's reply that is.

I was pretty neurotic for the first three or four months but I started to feel less so after my hair was back and I felt Ok about going to crowded places like ASDA and Morrisons etc., (other supermarkets apply).:-)

It truly is amazing how much a few days make, let alone a week or a month etc., so I hope that your buds are back enough for you to enjoy at least some of the Xmas fayre.

Regards

Dai.

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