Hi Christin and Meike

I also have not been on here for some weeks:-( still doing ok just having a kitchen fitted:-/ am sure it will be Ok when its all done and dusted:-D

Am Pleased David is doing good also, am sure it will continue 😀

Love and Hugs to you all

Tom "Onwards and Upwards" xx

Hi Liz

Sorry you are on here 🙁 but its the best place for info and advice, Hope all gets better soon.

Love

Tom "Onwards and Upwards" xxxx

Hi Sally

Sorry am late (but thats just me) and also sorry to hear about your Dad, hope things improve soon.

Love
Tom "Onwards and Upwards"

Hi Ted

Yep we have more men on here 😎
Sorry to hear you had to join this group 🙁 but its one of the best on line 🙂 as you already know we have a lot of folk in your position and in front so can answer you Q's .

As for me I am a (Young) 56 and am no 18 months post Stem Cell Transplant and doing good 😎

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Hi Pam

So sorry to read your Dad Passed away,Hugs sent (((()))))))) Condolences sent to you and your Family

Love
Tom xxxx

Thanks Bridget, but am sure all my bits will mbe of an advisery role these days Lol, the kids just might let me use the sdrill once or twice 🙂

Love Tom "Onwards and Upwards" xxx

Hi Jo

I must say I am not that good?? we are having a new Kitchen but am having a great deal of help from Craig (our next door neighbor)

Good to hear you and Geoff (ur old husband? ur words not mine ha ha) go for your daily walk and I tell you three miles is a bloody good walk (unless a pint is at the end of it he he )

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Hi Carol
Yep My Boys nay men all over 25and kids of their own Lol, have taken most of my tools and my "Fishing gear" saying "you dont need to cut the hedges we will do it, you dont want to go fishing and carry all this gear?" and as it happens I dont 🙁 whan hedge needs cuting My wee Cragie (ok he is over 6 foot tall) nips round and cuts it…[Read more]

Hi Jo

Yep my little legs are doing ten to the dozen when I go out on bike, and yep My Young Bride and I are doing great, just starting to put a Kitchen in at home 😎 half the old one ripped out, and three wall units put up tonight 😀 Young bride now filling them up with?? it will take me ages to find things ha ha.

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Hi Carol B

I am about 18 months post sct and is my energy levels pre transplant? No they aren't but they are pretty good, not sure if I could go back to my old job (physical work)but just bought a bike to try and lift my levels up (never give up) so will let you know but only been on it three times as yet:-D

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Hi Ozzy

Well I also went back to work Light duties after 6 months post stem cell transplant, yep i was tired but no probs with the legs, but have to admit I still get tired but am sure I will have to cope with it 🙂

I would see the Dr re your discomfort and am sure some one else will pop in and might have an answr for you

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Hi Ivan
Sorry am late in replying but a warm welcome to this great band of folk, but sorry you had to join 🙁

Good Luck on your treatment I also (in feb 2009) started my treatment CDT and that was starting with about 50 pills a day 🙁 but i done it with the stem cell harvest and the stem cell transplan in december 2009 and her I am back at…[Read more]

Hi Pam

Am sorry your Dad is having problems and might have MM.

Your Dad will be treated for his illness whith his other ailments in mind, bearing in mind your Dads Pain there is loads of pain relief that can be given to help its just finding the one that works best with little side effects.

Love and Hugs sent to you all.

Tom "Onwards…[Read more]

Hi Gillian aka Gill C 😀

Good Luck with it all and you seem to be doing ok with it as for the sickness I was on antisickness tabs for months after my SCT, and the bowels am pleased its a distant memory 😎 yep Control never in your life I dare not go far from a loo after anything to eat or drink as it didn't stop long, Lord knows how I got…[Read more]

Hi Helen

Pleased you are finding the info Good for you all:-D and its great to hear about others that are raising money for the dreaded MM:-(

As for the Stem Cell transplant:: oh what can I say?? well to be honest I feel that is has been well worth the off days that I had during my "Recovery" and to be fair it was (cept the growth…[Read more]

Hi All

Just to let you know I only eat Cucumbers in our Cyber greenhouse, I cant stand the things ha ha.

But the Red wine now thats another story oh and the Vodka I was given a bottle of Vodka with lime, just tasting it tonight and its very nice and refreshing (and i aint in my Cyber greenhouse)

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Hi christin

Looks like your Dad's team are doing a great Job for your Dad 🙂 as for your Dad not being able to concentrate I was same after some of my first lot of treatment and when i told my Nurse that "The Brain's Gone" she laughed and told me I had Chemo Brain see this Link…[Read more]

Hi Sarah and Mum

Sorry you had to join but am pleased you found us, we have great people on here that can and will help you and your Mum through all this MM stuff, sorry am not in sam area, am in Scunthorpe North Lincs.

Good Luck with your Mum's treatment and I hope all goes well.

Tom "Onwards and Upwards" xx

Hi Eve and Jo

Well the Cucumbers are allegedly good for Cancer sufferers, and a few of us here have sat in a "Cyber" greenhouse drinking Red wine and eating cucumbers8-) Hope that clears that one up and you now know am normal (yep normal even in a Cyber greenhouse ha ha)

Love from One cucumered

Tom "Onwards and Upwards" xxx