[beattheaverageParticipant]

Thanks for all the advice and contributions. I’ve decided to start with a trip to Greece before taking on anything more adventurous. If that goes well I’ll look to travel more in 2023 if my Myeloma allows. The feedback on this thread sums up a lot of conflicting emotions that go through your mind. It does look like covid isn’t going away so i don’t think that waiting for it to disappear is going to work. There is no right answer and it’ll be a personal decision for everyone.

I did manage to get travel insurance for a week’s holiday in Greece without too much trouble- but i am lucky as I’m not on any treatment at the moment. It’s difficult to assess the cost as the policy covers others as well and there were other factors which would have influenced the premium. But it wasn’t eye watering.

[beattheaverageParticipant]

Hi all,

Thanks for the replies and the advice.

It would be great to think that covid will become less of a problem in the future but my myeloma may well become a bigger problem so it’s really hard to know whether now is a sweet spot when it’s as good as it’s going to get if you are weighing up all the risks. When i left the hospital after my SCT in 2020 the parting words from my consultant were “make the most of the next few years”. Little did they know that covid would still be casting this shadow over everything and “the next few years” have been largely spent stuck at home.

I’ll discuss the pros and cons of travel with my consultant and see what’s sensible. There are some great places in the UK and we’ll visit as many as possible in 2022 but it would be wonderful to start ticking a few faraway places off my bucket list while I can.

[beattheaverageParticipant]

Thank you so much Nigel and Rebecca – reading your posts has made me feel so much stronger. Knowing SCT is not in itself a painful experience has helped me to stop worrying about this aspect. Some great advice on how I can help him through this – will do my best to keep smiling :0)
Thank you again and keep safe.

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