Hi Pat

A warm welcome to you.
First I must say Moan if you need (we alll do at times, cept Eve that is 😛 )

Its a wait and see am afraid but I was seen fairly fast when Bloods were dodgy so hope yours is soon sorted out.
and as has been said if it is the MM am sure it will soon be sorted out like mine and many more 😎
Enjoy your break…[Read more]

Pat,try and relax and have a brilliant weekend. Enjoy!
Love Jean xx

Hello Pat
If your doctor suspects myeloma he/she should have ordered the appropriate bloodtests that would help diagnosis. When I started showing my symptoms my bloodtest results immediately rang alarm bells in my doctor's head and after a Bence Jones urine test too I was referred to a specialist within 24 hours. I then had a bonemarrow biopsy…[Read more]

Hi Pat
Welcome to the club no-one wants to join. Sorry you find yourself here but you are in the right place for support and to rant and rave if you want. You are not a wuss and dont apologise, it is a worying time for you. Although my husband has had Myeloma for 6 years he has been smoulding and has just started treatment. I'm still a novice…[Read more]

Hi Ali
This is the hard bit,you mum will sleep a lot,take a book to read,if the clothes are soiled just get the nurses to throw them away,this is were your mum will feel if she is loosing control,very emotional for her,the nurses understand,but expect a few tears,you keep your chin up,tell your mum she is through the worst,the nurses should be…[Read more]

Hi Michele

Resurect what you need to as am sure some of us Old Hands have forgot about them :-S I asked my Consultant about this as I have three grown up sons, I was told that no hereditary links have been found (at the moment) but I told My Son's if you have symptoms like mine or ones i talked about over the years keep your eye on your Dr as…[Read more]

Hi John
I shoved your link on Face Book am sure you wont mind ?? take a look here its my page http://www.facebook.com/tom.lappin.5 if you aint got a page you realy should open one up as your chip shop ?

Tom "Onwards and Upwards"

Na then John

Yes I do remember that song Lol and am sat here humming it now he he,well done with the Elvis theme 😎

I would watch those two Staff that are going to do a Tandem Sky dive as am sure they must be nutters lol (I dont do heights)
Its great for it all to happen and throw some money into MM and inform lots of people about MM and…[Read more]

I hope you don't mind me resurrecting this thread, but being fairly new to the site I've only just spotted it.

No matter what the specialists say, I'm convinced that there is a hereditary link with bloodcancers.

I was diagnosed with MM in May 2011, my father died in 2009 after a 13 year battle with non-hodgkins lymphoma and his father died…[Read more]

Hi Andy and Steph

Its Looking good and even a plan if it starts to fail (but we know it wont) I hope its a long way off before you need the SCT.

Elaine (the young bride) and I are going to Newcastle next thurs (16th) for my Audition for deal or no deal 😎 scarey aint it Lol.

Good Luck with it Andy.

Tom "Onwards and Upwards" 😎

Well done Jo 😎 you just might get dai on the straight and narrow again (i can hear Dai saying "not before time")

Good Luck with it all Dai am sure you and yours are well and truly fed up to the back teeth with it:-(
The pain is bad enough but when you are that washed out its bloom harder to cope with but as i have said before you my…[Read more]

Hi John

And what a read, sounds great to me but you are gonna be very busy so good luck on that and a well done to all your staff that are giving the time and wage they would have collected (you must have some good un)

Good Luck John and stay well 😎

Tom "Onwards and Upwards"

Hi Keith

Well we get meds to make us better??? but those in turn make us Ill with something else (strange world this is)
BUT am pleased you have got somthing to help. good luck with the dex 🙂

Tom "Onwards and Upwards"

Hi Dai
I would agree with you about the infection,hope you are taking a sample when you see doctor,you have to find out which one it is.:-P

When Slim was discharged from Kings he was given 200 paracetamol,bit of a shock to be given so many,as you cannot buy more than 30 over the counter,get depressed enough,they might help.:-(, I do not take…[Read more]

Hi Wendy

Good for you that's the way to go;-) Eve

Hi Gill and Stephen

Your man sounds like my man never seems to have a day off ? I know when I was at the start of mine he phoned me way past 8pm and gave me advice and came back to hospitla to take my femoral line out so I could go home.

I hope between him and the wizard soon sorts out the pain, you know we all have fingers crossed and…[Read more]

Hi Mari

Glad you had a lovely holiday,and Steve,s feeling a lot better,just what was needed,when we asked about going away it was a complete no no,but are own personal circumstances would have taken over any way.

So on Wednesday I will look out for a tall man who looks if he has moth eaten hair lol,you tell Steve to look out for Slim the…[Read more]

Hi Dai

How are things going!!!!

At least you have had some good sport to watch,why you are feeling off colour,I just hope it was in your own home and not in hospital with a high temperature.:-(

Slims in today in the day unit,they are taking his line out at last!!!although his platelets are only 50 I think it is a good thing. Eve

Hi Andy

Slim says that why worry about it if you cannot change it,and he sleeps like a baby,it's me up in the middle of the night:-/

It,s the unknown that is worrying,I am sure once you go,you will feel more assured,have you far to travel!!!
Although Slim is on trials ,it was worrying to see no progress and very worrying,watching other…[Read more]