Myeloma Forum | jollyjosh | Activity https://forum.myeloma.org.uk/members/jollyjosh/activity/ Activity feed for jollyjosh. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:19:14 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.9.4 en-GB 30 hourly 2 b9a239fdffdf074897a495ce0e46ab7f jollyjosh replied to the topic Start of treatment VTD. in the forum Newcomers https://www.myeloma.org.uk/forums/topic/start-of-treatment-vtd/page/2/#post-133395 Mon, 15 May 2017 18:24:52 +0100 Hello Dawn,

I am replying on my wife behalf. Sue was diagnosed in Sep 2016 with non secretory myeloma. The treatment was 4 cycles of VTD with weekly injections. The visual side effects were minimal with no hair loss, just hunger pains after the injection. Sue was also given Zometa on a monthly basis again no real problems.

Sue returned home a…[Read more]

]]> d4644012a6117b65d9f10fb15b671649 jollyjosh replied to the topic Just been informed my dad has Myeloma in the forum Newcomers https://www.myeloma.org.uk/forums/topic/just-been-informed-my-dad-has-myeloma/#post-132047 Tue, 28 Feb 2017 15:17:36 +0000 Hello, i am writing on behalf of my wife who was diagnosed in sep last year. She had four breaks in her back, pelvis and sternum breaks also.

What i would advise is take the information in slowly or you may feel bombarded, if you are able to attend clinic appointments with your dad then do so. In our experience the whole set up of the medical…[Read more]

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