aww Min what Great read this time of the morning 😀 and heres me thinking I had run out of tears :-S but i have to admite I have one or two rolling down my cheeks now but they are "Happy Tears" great Presie Elaine and I have been on a Cruise many years ago take a look at the two photo's attached you will love it Min

Have a great time and…[Read more]

Hi Carol
Yes you are correct when we have a plan of treatment we want it to start "Yesterday! lol

Just Brace yourself Carol and remind yourself often that it will be worth it.

I was months before I turned the corner from my SCT I used to count the "Good Days" see how long they would last, some not long 🙁 then suddenly I woke up and…[Read more]

Hi Terry
Its me again, I just wonder how you will cope with the "Run's" when you get them in a strange room and trust me Terry you have no time to think your jim jams need to be down as you reach for the plug from your drip and you need to kick off the jim jams as you RUN to the loo most of the time I dint make it and I can see he he,…[Read more]

Hi Carol
Good Luck with all it will be well worth it, think Helen has got you covered

Love Tom "Onwards ans Upwards" xx

Hi Dai, and I spotted your post.

If its any help Dai I also have a bit of pain in my right shoulder and am putting that down to stretching under the small table to pull a plug out (its easy done) keep strong Dai I beleive a lot of healing is done in the head.

Tom "Onwards and Upwards"

Hi Mavis

Well as for the "Rolled up Towel" for me it was not painful at all and two yep two of my local gp's told me its was a pulled musclel or a bruised rib?
the reason I had two was I told the first one she was wrong thats when the 2nd one came in checked me over and said she concurured with colleage,

And to make it short I then started…[Read more]

A Warm Welcome Terry you wil find the folk on here a great Help…… Tom Onwards and Upwards….

Hi Dai I found it yesterday and loggged in to have emails from here http://jetblackliving.wordpress.com/?blogsub=confirming#blog_subscription-4

Hope that Link works for you I got it from the where are you thread here

http://www.myeloma.org.uk/patient-services/discussion-board/off-topic/who-the-heck-are-you/re-who-the-heck-are-you3/

Hope…[Read more]

My Dear Jet

I am so sorry you didn't any time out of your sct after all you went through.

Now lets go see if I can find your Blogg (bear with me am a iccle bit daft at times 🙂

Love and Hugs

Tom xxx

Hi Craig and Etta

Good Luck in your task to get what you are legaly entitiled to have, although you should get it they make it hard for you to get it without a bloody fight.

I am not on Beifits as I still work full time but I have the Blue Badge and thats worth its weight in gold (except in Scunthorpe General Hospital who has done their best…[Read more]

Hi James

I hope that you get the best one for you as you know not one size fits all in this deck of MM

All the best

Tom"Onwards and Upwards"

Hi Mal And Bruce

Well thats great news all round, getting to grips with your own life and not having to worry about getting to hospital.

Like your thoughts re a few more cheeky late ones at the local :-D.

Love and Hugs

Tomm "Onwards and Upwards" xx

Hi Graham

Well Good with it all I know its an uphill struggle but it has to be done, the xray wont hurt but you will be in a long time so after the Nurse has forced you to rush you can have a nice long lie in.

Good Luck for thos two days and please keep us posted.

Regards

Tom "Onwards and Upwards"

Dear Roisin

I am so sorry for your loss, its a bugger of an ilness this MM.

I send My Condolences to you all at this sad time.

Love and Hugs Tom xxxxx

Hi Graham

Just to let you know I was diagnosed in Jan 09, that was after I went to see my GP in December 08 with what can only be described as I felt that I had a rolled up towel under my lower eib (left side) I felt no pain or any distress apart from the feeling that I had a "Fat" Lower rib :-S

To cut a long story shorter (I hope) after…[Read more]

Hi Bridget

Sorry to hear your right arm is starting to go haywire lol yep they (laptops) feel like our right arm at time oh and my mobile lol. a good computer repair shop might have some second hand ones for you.

And I am saying nowt on the home painting and wallpapering except my young bride (Elaine) is one top notch decorator 😎 and she…[Read more]

Well you two aint we done well 😀 reading this today has made me warm and smiley on this cold dank Sunday (sat here on my own) and long may it continue to get better:-D

Love and Hugs to you both (((h)))) xxxx

Tom "Onwards and Upwards" xx

Hi Sarah and Henry

A well done on the collection 😀 I also done mine in one sitting 😀 and enough for two transplants 😎 but and its a big but they put them into THREE bags :-/ yes three so one bag isn't enough so they gave me all three bags and that as you know leaves nothing in the bank (lord i know how that feels lol) but hey ho am sure I…[Read more]

Hi Carol

Am pleased to read your Xmas washectic 😀 yep ours was also, what with three sons with wifes/Girl friends and 5 Grandchildren aged from 10 months up to 8 years it was bedlam(in a good way lol)

Good Luck for the stem cell capture and hope its as good as mine was (enough for two on the first sitting) but at the bagging dept when…[Read more]

And I also it has made me smile in many of your thoughts he he.
Keep up the Good Fight and keep on Prattling 🙂

Tom "Onwards and Upwards"