Myeloma Forum | botope | Activity https://forum.myeloma.org.uk/members/botope/activity/ Activity feed for botope. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:25:59 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.9.4 en-GB 30 hourly 2 8f46eef7bb5ca5f83dc3cdd648893679 botope replied to the topic hello in the forum Newcomers http://www.myeloma.org.uk/forums/topic/hello-5/#post-119552 Tue, 18 Nov 2014 19:29:33 +0000 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]

]]> 275cd54d93789a6580fea66885d1b452 botope replied to the topic Hi just starting chemo in the forum Newcomers http://www.myeloma.org.uk/forums/topic/hi-just-starting-chemo/#post-118679 Wed, 08 Oct 2014 15:12:08 +0100 Hi Chris thank you for your encouragement, I know I need some positive input just now, and you helped a lot

]]> b6a9ed7bb184253b12addf679a5755cc botope replied to the topic Hi just starting chemo in the forum Newcomers http://www.myeloma.org.uk/forums/topic/hi-just-starting-chemo/#post-118678 Wed, 08 Oct 2014 15:08:43 +0100 Hello Eve and thank you for your words of wisdom.  All i need to do now is get my act together with the picture…

]]> e3ab13fe4270c5656eac35e754e0a51f botope replied to the topic Hi just starting chemo in the forum Newcomers http://www.myeloma.org.uk/forums/topic/hi-just-starting-chemo/#post-118623 Mon, 06 Oct 2014 15:12:38 +0100 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]

]]> 12565c10f3287ee2eee774d99be9da09 botope replied to the topic Hi just starting chemo in the forum Newcomers http://www.myeloma.org.uk/forums/topic/hi-just-starting-chemo/#post-118620 Mon, 06 Oct 2014 12:48:30 +0100 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]

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