Hello
I’m also fairly new to this though further on than you. I’ve got through the 16 weeks of chemo and am now waiting for the stem cell transplant. My advice on the latter would be to just engage with the information on the transplant as and when you feel you can. The literature sent out is very scary but once I talked to people who have been through it I got a very different picture. There is lots of experience on this forum too.
On travel and activities during chemo – well I think you need to take care with regard to infection as you’ll be much more vulnerable. If you catch something it will take much longer than normal to fight it. I managed to grab a few days away in the UK during my chemo but such is the weekly routine of blood tests and treatment it’s tricky. However after the first month or two I only needed to get a blood test once a month rather than every week so that makes things a bit easier. The issue with travel overseas is a) insurance and b) potential of infection from travel I guess. Ask your doctor. I know some people with myeloma who have travelled overseas once they have been through all the treatment and are in remission but not before.
Hope this helps. And Good luck!
Lynn
