Great to be able to put a face to the name, Mavis!

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Hi Penny
I am one of those lucky ones who had almost no problems during my SCT proceedure, so it is not inevitable for you to get sore throat, and diarrhoea, you might be like me and sail through with nothing much in the way of nasty side effects.

During my stem cell return I was told to suck ice lollies which was supposed to minimise the…[Read more]

Hi Terry, I think my post was one of the missing ones, so here I am again.

Apart from welcoming you to the club none of us asked to join, I think I suggested in that post that you should mention to your consultant and medical team the problems that you experienced the last time you were in hospital.

If you tell them plainly how if felt to…[Read more]

Here in Bournemouth our snow was a bit of a "damp squib" as though it fell in the night (I noticed a covering on the cars outside when on one of my "loo trips") it had completly vanished this morning.

What great news!

I hope it won't be long till everything is in place to allow you to have more control over your schedule!

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Wow, Henry did really well to get enough cells in one go!
It took me three days and still I only just yielded enough for one procedure. 🙁

Feel free to post a link for the fundraising your daughter is going to do and thank you to her for her support for myeloma uk.

In case you missed it, Lin, I just noticed some posts towards the end of this thread
http://www.myeloma.org.uk/patient-services/discussion-board/general/catching-up/

which mention various insurance companies and members' experiences with getting the right insurance

Was it this programme?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b019760l/Nicoles_Legacy/

Hi Christine!

I was diagnosed at the beginning of 2010 because of intense back pain which had been caused by 3 vertabrae collapsing at once. Since then several more vertebrae have gradually deteriorated.

They decided to do chemo then a stem cell transplant immediately to zap the MM so did not look into doing a balloon kyphoplasty initially…[Read more]

What terrific news, Tom!!

I am glad you seem to have got some benefit from the session and are planning towards the next one, Roz.
Writing it all out is a way I often get to grip with things as it seems to help things fall into place.
Sending you cyberhugs {{{{{Roz}}}}} and my love.

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Linda and Gina, I was so sorry to read of your Mum's passing.

Sending my condolences to you and your family at this difficult time.

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Hugs {{{{{Roz}}}}}

I hope your appointment the other day went well for you.

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Hi Helen.
Yes he is home and gradually getting his strength and "joie de vivre" back!
Thank you for asking.

Eliz

I wonder if we will all now react like in the Flanders & Swan song that starts with these words
[quote]Ma's out, Pa's out, Let's talk rude[/quote]!

Lyrics here for anyone wondering 😉
(http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070527175030AAMvOX9)

I am in Bournemouth, Dorset. We still have our stained glass supplies shop so am technically not yet retired but at present am opening on appointment only so only "work" now and again. 😀

You lot are making me feel old as I was born in 1949!!

Elizabeth

Congratulations on your wedding and all my best wishes to you both for a long and happy marriage. It was great that you could include your mother in the celebrations.
What a lovely group of children! Are they all yours?!?! You hardly look old enough to be anyone's mum. 😉

Thank you to you and the whole team, Stuart!

I am sure it will be most useful

I am sorry not to have responded earlier, Jean, but hopefully the others managed to point you in the right direction.

I am glad you found it as useful a gadget as I do.

I have not been online much this month due not to being on holiday but to having to take my turn as a carer.

My hubby, Sam, had pneumonia at the start of October with a…[Read more]

Thank you for considering adding a special section for posts around the topic of grieving and the end of life.

I think it wil be useful for people to know there is somewhere they can post without fearing they are "ambushing" anyone's feelings of not wanting to think about the subject.