Hi David, thats a great way to put it, although like I said I am a little aprehensive about the SCT I am generally a positive person and have a “what will be will be” attitude, I am quite young and quite strong, so I hope that will play to my advantage, However I am also mindful of the fact that this cancer doesnt care about age, I know of people…[Read more]

Hi Jan and thanks for the best wishes…my message may be a little confusing, it was my PET scan that I had at the QE Birmingham on Saturday the SCT treatment is at Birmingham Heartlands, although my consultant is Dr Wandroo at Sandwell, who I think is fantastic (and his team), I tried Velcade for my first Chemo treatment but it didnt work for me,…[Read more]

Hi nickyr can I ask what Chmo you had prior to the SCT, I wish you well with your remision.

Hi thanks for the reply I am 50 and I hope I get to the remission you have its quite confusing as to why some can get only a few months and others over ten years right now i would be thrilled with somwhere inbetween but I know that may not be possible but like I said I am quite a positive person and of course I have hope…….

Thanks for your advise very helpful, sorry for the late reply as I am back in hospital now, and typing from an I phone so please excuse grammar and spelling, having an enhanced course of chemo that has gone a little wrong, when I came in the did a central line procedure that went fine and I was to have 2 x 24hrs packs of chemo after the first…[Read more]

Thank-you for your reply I am generally an up beat person and this may sound a bit wierd but after the last 8 months Ive had not really knowing….the diagnosis has given me some sort of relief/closer perhaps not the right words….however I do fully understand the situation and how it can affect one person completely different to another, well I…[Read more]