Hi Ann , long and tough day testerday

collection of stem cells but very successful they managed to get enough for 2 transplants so that was good to hear but unknown to me he doesn’t say much due to the injections for the whole week b/4 he did suffer lower back pain , flu symptoms and fatigue but apparently it’s a good sign as it means the body is…[Read more]

Thank you Ann hope once your husband start with vtd you and he see a difference and he has some comfort it’s a tough journey (as I’m told) but together like us you will get through it hope you can rest and sleep tonight and stay positive behind every good man is a very strong woman and you are strong and you will cope and together you will be…[Read more]

My husband was diagnosed on march the 1 st after a MRI scan showed a break in his l3 vertabre which led to blood test which led to diagnosis .started vtd treatment on march the 3rd and what a difference these drugs and the morphine tablets he is now on have made he is walking now and now can put his own shoes and socks on again ( unable to do this…[Read more]

Could be cyclopsomide with velcade and Dex maybe ??? Annmarie ps  not too sure if I spelt it right mind

Sorry sabs I should have said his MRI scan taken 3 weeks ago after 3 cycles of treatment for myeloma shows a very significant improvement no break showing at all is this the medication helped by not being in work and completely rested since November I do believe it’s the meds that have speeded the back recovery x hope this makes sense

Hi sabs. Don’t know if this is of any help to you all situations are different we discovered by chance my husband has myeloma because of an MRI scan showed he had broken is l3 vertabre and was in severe pain indeed after blood tests and bone marrow test myeloma was discovered he was in lots of pain indeed and was taking 16 plus morphine a day…[Read more]

My husband was diagnosed on march the 1st came as a shock like most cases do he is now on his fourth round of vtd he is tired on some days but his main problem has been constipation which has made him feel really unwell and can go 3/4 days without going which is not very pleasant as you can imagine . Today we have been to hospital and we are now…[Read more]