Hi Emma, I’m 55 and was diagnosed in May. I had my chemo on 16 Oct, stem cell on 17 Oct and I came home 15 days later (last Friday).

My harvest went well and I got it all done in 4 hours, it doesn’t hurt, I just felt a bit sick during it but the nurses sorted me out as soon as I told them. I have to admit That when I started to feel off I dec…[Read more]

Hi Emma, I’m 55 and was diagnosed in May. I had my chemo on 16 Oct, stem cell on 17 Oct and I came home 15 days later (last Friday).

My harvest went well and I got it all done in 4 hours, it doesn’t hurt, I just felt a bit sick during it but the nurses sorted me out as soon as I told them. I have to admit That when I started to feel off I dec…[Read more]

Oh gosh, that is why I asked for the groin line. We live an hour away from the hospital so I didn’t want to be tracking there every week to get it cleaned and checked. I just hope they get enough cells! The problem with most of this is the unknown – once you are in the middle of the next phase, you just get on with it, because you have to don’t…[Read more]

Hi Helen, I’m having my harvest on Monday (doing jabs now). I have been told 3 weeks to transplant. When I asked why 3 weeks (I’m new to this and had assumed it would be straight away), I was told its all a matter of scheduling. I’m at Sheffield Hallam hospital so it could be different elsewhere. Because of this ‘delay’ I’m having the line in my…[Read more]

Thanks annlynn. I was planning to not have wigs – not sure why I’ve just taken against them. I’ll see how I go.

I am though, really heartened by the fact that you went to tenerife so soon. I had just started to feel like me again after finishing the VDT cycles a couple of weeks ago then I started my jabs for the harvest and am feeling off colour…[Read more]

Thanks Ann. I was planning to not have wigs – not sure why I’ve just taken against them. I’ll see how I go.

I am though, really heartened by the fact that you went to tenerife so soon. I had just started to feel like me again after finishing the VDT cycles a couple of weeks ago then I started my jabs for the harvest and am feeling off colour…[Read more]