Hi Wendy
I had to respond to your note, as I am in a very similar situation. I got ill with kidney failure on 25 Dec and was admitted with hypercalcaemia on 1 Feb, then diagnosed with MM on 4 Feb after a bone marrow biopsy earlier that day. They put me on Dexamethasone (one part of the RCD treatment) that same day, so I was totally flying high while trying to get my head around the diagnosis.
I'm based in Nottingham and being treated by a great team at the Centre for Clinical Haematology there.
I'm sure we will connect again on here. Good luck with everything!
Jet
P.S. If anyone is interested, I am writing a blog about my experiences of living with myeloma. It feels very therapeutic at this stage: http://jetblackliving.wordpress.com/
