Myeloma Forum | neilw | Activity https://forum.myeloma.org.uk/members/neilw/activity/ Activity feed for neilw. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:27:57 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.9.4 en-GB 30 hourly 2 548fdfa3cdfcca0972b04daafa7281c7 neilw replied to the topic Newomer with anxiety / depression and little support in the forum Newcomers https://www.myeloma.org.uk/forums/topic/newomer-with-anxiety-depression-and-little-support/#post-132095 Sun, 05 Mar 2017 13:32:20 +0000 Hi,

Thanks for the messages and apologies for not replying sooner – this ‘stuff’ can takeover your life…..

I was fortunate to live in Bedfordshire which has a very good NHS mental health support team.  Once they realised how bad my anxiety had become, they moved fast and got me into a hospice for a couple of weeks to sort out medication (and…[Read more]

]]> 0a622701228765660934d6708bedfbb9 neilw started the topic Newomer with anxiety / depression and little support in the forum Newcomers https://www.myeloma.org.uk/forums/topic/newomer-with-anxiety-depression-and-little-support/ Thu, 01 Dec 2016 14:03:47 +0000 Hi,

Just started 2nd cycle of VCD treatment, so still very new to this…..

Looking through forum is a mixed blessing as there is good news, plus indications of just how difficult this can be.

Unfortunately, I am suffering acute panic & anxiety attacks and have only a very limited support network (nobody close enough to go into / share all the…[Read more]

]]> f4ca9434832dde862686507f89b4b25e neilw replied to the topic Initial diagnosis in the forum General https://www.myeloma.org.uk/forums/topic/initial-diagnosis/page/6/#post-131132 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 13:47:15 +0000 Hi,

I’m new to the forum (&MM) and hoping I’m approaching the forum the right way…

My initial consultant has left the hospital, and the one I saw last week seemed to see me as an unhelpful distraction rather than someone he was supposed to help!

It would be great if someone could point me to the questions I should ask my consultant (next  a…[Read more]

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