Hello Jen

good news about your dad lets hope this is the start of a better time for him give him my regards
Love JO X

Hi Dai
Well one time I would have just done as I have been told,I have had Slim in to hospital twice since he came out on the first on June,both times raised temp,plus visit to DVT clinic,his nuets and plates are still below normal ,so I think best save than be sorry.:-P
I was told if he is ever sick bring him in:-S ,well if i took him in every…[Read more]

Hi Pennie and Andy

Well 12 years is good am expecting to beat that with my first SCT that I had in 2009 😀

After what you both have been through am sure you will cope pretty good to be fair.

Good Luck to getting Andy back into remission

Love Tom "Onwards and Upwards" xxxx

Hi min,

Ah Ah that was good! 🙂 🙂 🙂

Liz xx

Hi Dai

Well you sure are fighting this bugger the hard way.

I do hope you soon get the drugs well into your system and they stop beggaring you about.

I think you are correct doing your tem more than the once before going in as am sure it will change through out the day.

Hope the temp is still col and you keep fit My Friend

Tom…[Read more]

Hi Mari

Yes just the three hours (or was it 5 hours ?? al aks elaine lol) on the bed and got enough (nearly for two) but the beggers put them into three bags instead of two so I was given the lot and i think that why I have done so well I had more than most of cells shoved back in that the fight was easier for me?? 😎

And Honest I have…[Read more]

And a Good Afternoon Etta

Well done you girl its good to rest.

Just remind me Etta when is your transplant due for??

Love
Tom "Onwards and Upwards" xxx

Hi Tina

Well how long is a piece of string?

1) the weakness well am sure that never leaves you fully :-S or that just might be iccle ole me ??

2) Bloating? mine soon went down (cept me belly lol) when I came off the Dex 😀

3) indigestion and 'burps'? well my young bride will tell you that I have burped and trumped all the way through…[Read more]

Hi Jen#

great news on your Pa 😎 and am sure pa will have a lot of the fatigue over the time and to be fair it aint left me for long before its back and tells me to slow down :-S

Hope your Two Boys are soon better also

Love
Tomm "Onwards and Upwards" xxx

Good one Min. Made me laugh but makes
Me think that someone has been in my house making notes!!!

Love Jean x

Good news on your dad Jen hope he goes from strength to strength. Hope boys start to feel better soon.

Take care
Jean x

Eve so glad your daughter enjoyed Wimbledom and winning a trip to the Bahamas – fantastic. Well done her. When will she be going ? She deserves a good break

Live Jean x

hi Pennie
You do not say how old your are,your husband is entitled to Attendance Allowance ,it is not subject to how much money you have,plus you might be entitled to carers allowance!!!.Worth seeing about .

I cannot help with the REV.but you have coped with other treatments,my husband is retired,but I do get concerned about him driving,so I…[Read more]

A Warm Welcome Home Etta, and a well done n ow for the SCT 😎

Love
Tom "Onwards and Upwards" xxx

Hi Beverley

This is just a welcome to the site,and hope you keep on smouldering for many moons.

By being diagnosed early,it means they will keep a careful eye on you,learn as Much as you can ask Ellen for books on it.

My husband went full in to MM with a lot of damage,and we do not know how long he had it.
So my advice is learn as much…[Read more]

Hi Mari
Amazing we are 70 miles down the road,and had nothing but sunshine all day,a bit windy,I watched my daughter sitting in Wimbledon with just one quick shower,It came down at my other daughters nr.Dover in sheets,but did not rain much 9 miles up the road.:-S
I think they do have different polices on different wards,as Slim was in Davidson…[Read more]

Hi Liz, well am pleased I make you all smile 😀 and after hearing Kev's reply to you am sure he is like me anyways "anything for a quiet life" Lol

And Andy and all you other MM'ers am sure you dont want to follow my advice?? as you will all need a new Liver? what with all my drinking "Beer,vodka and not forgetiing my Red Wine"8-) but hey ho I…[Read more]

Good afternoon Etta

And how did we do today 😀 Hope you got enough for two (not that you will need two 😎 )

Get them all in freezer in small bags.

Love and Hugs

Tom "Onwards and Upwards" xxx

Hey Keith

I am on nothing,zilch at the moment but I tell you M8 I have been that fatigued (my word for fatigue 😉 ) i find it hard work to walk the bloomin Yorkie Lol, but most days I am spot on 😀 , energy levels have dropped a fair bit since getting MM I need more sleep than I did before? I ache more I??? hang on that could just be my…[Read more]

Hi Everyone
The procedure working up to a sct differ from hospital to hospital.
Slim was like Steve,s we travelled up from Deal that day and got back at 8pm.
Slim did his own injections,we did stay up in Kemsing for the harvest as it took 2 days,Slim found it tiring he was dosed up with Calcium through a driver,because of feeling sick.
At…[Read more]