Hi Glenn great news about your tumour Heres hoping you get your sct very soon and have a very lng remission love Bridget x

Hi Mal and Bruce good luck for tomorrow hope all goes well love Bridget x

Hi Tina and Geraldine welcome to the best support site there is!! Its good to hear you have faith in your doctors it makes such a difference Although you are probably feeling overwhemed at the thought of chemo and stem cell transplant at the moment it will gradually all make sense and become less scary Lots of people on here have had a stem cell…[Read more]

Hi Min I am so glad you had a good week even if it was exhausting !! I did worry about you on your birthday as it must be very hrd without Peter there but I am glad it wasnt as bad as you thought it would be . Hope you have lots of fun with your grandaughter even if you need earplugs !! My grandson is exactly the same never stops chattering but I…[Read more]

Well the forcasters got it right again today and we have had more snow tonight . Its very light but as its falling onto ice and compacted snow it will make driving and walkng tricky tomorrow. I am not looking forward to my trip to London for chemo tomorrow followed by another journey there on Saturday for an mri Hope you are all safe and warm love…[Read more]

Hi L yn its so good to hear that Peter has improved , it must be a huge relef for you . The stem cell transplant is scary but try not to get too anxious , there are lots of us on here who have gone through it and although its not the most pleasant time it will get better The benefit of having a long period of remission without the need for…[Read more]

Hi Peter and welcome I hope we can reassure you both As Eve said the build up to treatment and the anxiety that goes with it can often leave you feeling a little depressed as well as the physical symptoms once you stop treatment. I am sure your wifes specialist nurse or gp would be able to help, sleeping tablets would help in raising energy levels…[Read more]

Hi Chris welcome to the best supporters club there is !! You have had a tough couple of years but good to hear things are going well I am sure your positive attitude has helped a lot . I am a positive person who puts mm on the back burner most of the time, an optician once asked if I had any illness and my automatic answer was no , very…[Read more]

Hi Dai I know waiting for action is unbearable but try not to get to down about it .If your results showed you needed drastic action in a hurry I am sure your docs woud have got you on some treatment asap I hope you get some answers on Monday love to you and Janet Bridget x

Hi Min that sounds wonderful I can just picture it! I bet the children loved you joining in and dogs are hilarious in the snow My hairy grandson has been here for 2 weeks and he loves the snow , had me in stitches this morning his face was saying woohoo!! love Bridget x

Hi Craig your post really shocked me !! How the heck can they treat you like that it beggars belief . I strongly recommend getting a Macmillan benefit advisor on board , you need someone who knows the system If there is not Mac advisor try the hospital who usually have a benefits advice dept Dont give up you are entitled to help during the most…[Read more]

Hi Min glad you made it before the white stuff!! We have a smattering of snow now my grandson managed to make small snowball. I will try not to moan for Dais sake but brrr!!! Stay warm love Bridget x

Hi James sorry sct is stem cell transplant too lazy to write the whole thing!! I chose not to have maintenance – Thalidomide, because I felt I needed a break from all the drugs I was diagnosed in August 06, before I could have any chemo I had to have surgical reconstruction on my spine as 3 vertebrae had been destroyed before Iwas diagnosed By…[Read more]

Hi Min safe journey put your foot down so that you beat the snow!! Apparently this evening it will creep into this part of the world and carry on all night Brrrr! love Bridget x

Hi James welcome to the ste I am sure you will get lots of replies Sorry I cant help much with the maintenance issue as I chose not to have any after my sct 4 years ago . Bridget

Hi Jet so sorry to hear you didnt get any time from your sct Hang in there good luck with the allo love Bridget

Hi Eve I was on Velcade a couple of years ago whilst on the Myeloma X Trial The first treatment of each cycle took the longest , questionaires etc then blood test and a wait of about an hour and a half or two hours for drugs to be made up From the second treatment onwards they used the previous blood results to make the infusion although there…[Read more]

Dear Roisin I am so sad to hear your father-in-law has died My condolences to you and yoyr family love Bridget x