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Keeping my fingers and toes crossed for Stephens harvest to go well, Mari!

I hope you are managing a little "me time" while he is in hospital.

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What a productive lady your Mum has proved to be, Ali!!

It took them 3 days to coax just over the bare 2 million of those pesky little cells when I had my harvest! 🙁

I wish your Mum and Dad a lovely few days away and good weather to enjoy it with.

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I hope all is going well for both Stephen and Ali's Mum!

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What wonderful news!! I do envy you both.

I had a short stint at being a grandma a long time ago but sadly my husband's children moved away both physically and mentally (due to his ex-wife's attitude towards his remarriage I think) and we have no idea how many grandchildren he has now or where in the world they live.

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Good to hear that things are going fairly smoothly for you, Stephen!!

I hope it won't be long before your neutrophil count starts to climb and the doctor starts to think of giving you a release date!!

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Good luck, Tom – don't forget to let us know when the episode is to be aired if you do get picked!

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Hi Andy!

Well, as the others have said, at least you have had some questions answered and it looks as if you are now under the care of one of the head honchos in the MM world, which must be an improvement.

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They look as if they enjoyed the experience, bless them!:)

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Good to see you posting too, Etta!!

I was told that the more "bone pain" I felt while my cells were (hopefully) multiplying the more cells would be available for harvest, so in this case pain is good!

Wishing you all the best for an uneventful procedure throughout.

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Shame on them!!

Maybe ask for them to email you the results? They are on their computer system so it would take only a few clicks!!

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Hello Myra!

I had hoped to be offered it after reading a few posts on here from others who had benefitted greatly and discussed it with my consultant, but by the time they had beaten down the pesky myeloma with CDT and an SCT and were considering it for my back, my vertebra had got worse and I now have a few bone fragments too near my spinal chord for the back wallahs to risk it. 🙁

I would go for it in a heartbeat if it was possible for me!

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What a rotten trick for the insurers to play on you and Pete, Ann!

If you can get something in writing from the Surgery or hospital to prove that there was no inkling that he had MM when the booking was made, that might help. Do you have a MacMillan nurse/contact? Perhaps they have someone who can take up the cudgels on your behalf?

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Good to see things are all going to plan, Stephen!

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Hi Alison!
Hopefully your Mum is home now.

You asked how I am feeling now – well apart from constant pain in my back due to my several disintegrated vertebrae I am doing OK. I was diagnosed after several months of having a "stiff" back when several vertebrae just collapsed doubling me over with pain as if someone had slashed a sword across my back!

I feel very "well in myself" but because of that darned back I cannot stand for long or walk far if not supported by a stick or frame, so I tend to use one of those wheeled trolleys with a seat on it when walking down to our local Tesco Express for a few bits, or when doing a weekly shop I lean on the shopping trolley once out of the car.

I can scoot along at quite a fast pace when using a trolley or walker as leaning on something tends to stop my back hurting much. When sitting down I just have a small uncomfortable ache, so still can do lots of stuff if it does not including standing!

I too bought a wig before my SCT which was very well matched to my existing hair colour, though quite short,

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but I only wore it a couple of times before deciding I was much more comfy wearing a cloche-type hat or bandana or just going bald. Though it did shock me how much I looked like pictures of my Dad!!

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The funny thing I found as it started to grow was how many friends and acquaintances felt the urge to touch it! Particularly blokes of my age or older! (I am over 60) I suppose it is the same for obviously pregnant women, who I have heard often get complete strangers wanting to pat their bulge!

Sending your Mum my best wishes!

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Thank you, Helen!

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