botope replied to the topic hello in the forum Newcomers 10 years, 8 months ago
Hello Nick I’m also relatively new to the forum, having recently started chemo on the myeloma XI trial. Smouldering myeloma diagnosed for me in April 2012, lesion/plasmacytoma on my rib earlier this year. I had radiotherapy for that, but it didn’t seem to shrink the tumour, then another found in my hip with a high level of activity in the bone…[Read more]
botope replied to the topic Hi just starting chemo in the forum Newcomers 10 years, 10 months ago
Hi Chris thank you for your encouragement, I know I need some positive input just now, and you helped a lot
botope replied to the topic Hi just starting chemo in the forum Newcomers 10 years, 10 months ago
Hello Eve and thank you for your words of wisdom. All i need to do now is get my act together with the picture…
botope replied to the topic Hi just starting chemo in the forum Newcomers 10 years, 10 months ago
Hello again, it does feel scary to be home alone with a pile of boxes of medication. I guess the idea is just see how you do and check it out next time. Three weeks seems like a long time, it might be an idea if someone called just to check out how you are, I suppose there just isn’t the manpower to do the stuff that would support us all. More’s…[Read more]
botope replied to the topic Hi just starting chemo in the forum Newcomers 10 years, 10 months ago
Hello Alan I’m also a newbie on this forum and also started chemo – CTD on 1 October – part of the myeloma 11 trial at Southampton too
I’m glad you’re feeling ok – I’m having a real problem with dizziness and sickness; hoping I’m not going to have that for the next four months minimum…
I was diagnosed with myeloma following a routine blood t…[Read more]