Hi everyone I too was born in 1955, a very good year Tom!! I live in Houghton Regis Bedfordshire, a few miles from Luton airport My hospital is University College Hospital in London The haemotogoly team is led by Dr Kwee Yong who is well known in myeloma circles , they are brilliant I had to retire when I was diagnosed but I used to work for…[Read more]

Hi Sarah
Did not know you lived so close,Slim and I live in Deal in Kent.
I am a young 63 years going on 21 and a bit,Came from Liverpool to Kent 40 years ago.Love the south but miss the northern sense of humour. Eve

Thank you all again,im glad you like the pics. mum was happy to be part of the day. she is getting tired now but still able to talk to us and that is what we are making the most of. Elizellen they arent all mine, nices and nephews. I have two boys Luke is 16 and joshua 6 thats enough for me lol.
I hope you are all ok xx

Hi Roz

Well Donny aint that far and Born in 1960 well ur just a young un Lol.

Hope your doing well.

Love Tom xx

Hi Chrissie so sorry Davids mm has gone up , no wonder you feel devastated Hopefully they will come up with the right combination to bring it down very soon All fingers and toes crossed for you.The trouble with all these anti-cancer drugs is they are so toxic we risk damaging our kidneys all the time I always worry that mine will just pack up one…[Read more]

Hi Chrissie and David

Sorry to hear its gone up but am sure once they find something that works for David it will soon level out, its a B u g g er when what you need to make you better makes you worse:-( .

Lord help them get something sorted that cures it or at the least puts it in remission with no side effects am sure thats not too much to…[Read more]

Hi Gina,

Excellent photos, a lovely collection in remembrance of the day. I appreciate why your mum couldn't attend the service but it must have been lovely for her to have you leave from her house… it was a beautiful way of including her as part of your special day.

Well done and congratulations on your wedding… I wish you nothing but…[Read more]

Hi Chrissie so sorry , I didnt think about using the abbreviations and there is nothing worse when you are just getting used to the jargon. The induction chemo is the chemo used to lower the paraprotein levels to as low as possible before a stem cell transplant High dose steroids are usually given as well . The bmb is bone marrow biopsy , used…[Read more]

Hi Gina congratulations on your wedding I am glad it went well and you enjoyed Although your mum wasnt well enough to be there she must have been so proud of you. You look so beautiful in the photos and the children are gorgeous too, thank you for showing us . I am sure your mum loves looking at your photos . In looking after your mum at home…[Read more]

Wow Beautiful Photo's Gina I am so pleased to have seen these of your wedding, Now I have to say "If you are as happy as Elaine and I should have been you will love it.

Have a Great Life and Hugs to you all xxxxx (((()))))

Tom

And Min it looks GREAT and what a clark of works you have been Peter would and is very proud of you and am sure you are very proud (as you should be) of yourself8-)

And I love the fact you got it "Cheap as Chip's" of the internet 😀 one cool young Lady 😎

Love Tom xxx

here are some pics

Thank you again for your support i always know that you all understand how hard it is.
I will put some pics on Tom. we didnt put the pics of mum on as it wouldnt be fair to her but i will put one or two on , thank you again i hope you are all ok xx

Oh Min you will make me blush Lol.

Its no problem now I await your comments on your search for that wonderfull kitchen, it does look great:-D

Love One Blushing

Tom xxx

And a good evening to you Chrissie

Its not a problem with the encouragement and you can tell David that I worry about worrying about not worrying Lol.

Pleased David is a fighter because as you both will know its needed a lot of the time :-S .

The two failed treatments are a bit rough but you will know by now one treatment doesn't fit all…[Read more]

Hi David take a look at this one
http://www.lyrica.com/Default.aspx

And thank you Wendy for the article

Tom xx

Hi Belles

Sorry to hear about your Mum and her faint 🙁

I go to the day ward at my local hospital every four weeks and some folk have a bag or two of chemo during the day and the Nurse has the air con on to very cold :-S and am told its for those having chemo to stop them getting too hot and passing out? so hope it was just a heat thing…[Read more]

Hi Gill

Well as a mere male 😀 I am sorry you have had to suffer that "Man Flu" thing, now am sure you will know why we al moan and whine when we get the afore mentioned "Man Flu"8-)

And I hope your "MM Person" and his little cold is soon gone 😎

Love and Hugs (())) with anti man flu hug also 😎

Tom "Onwards and Upwards"…

Hi Gina

Am Pleased you had a great wedding day and am sure your Mum was very proud for you both.

Would Love to see some photo's if you feel like posting some.

Good Luck and Love and Hugs (())

Tom "Onwards and Upwards" xxx

Hi Chrissie

Pleased you are feeling more positive 😀

Its a Long learning curve this road to remission am sorry to say:-S
Going back to your first post on this thread "How do you cope" ?? well we do we have to and you are learning like us all on how to cope better yep its hard to watch (i am the one with MM) I worry about how my young…[Read more]