Hi Graeme
Like yourself I was diagnosed October 27th 2014 after going to Sunderland city hospital in a ambulance after three vertebrae decided to explode whilst getting off toilet “ouch” along with smashed ribs . All bad news I know but there is light at the end of treatment .
I was put on myeloma trial x1 and only took four course of chemo to get me into remission fantastic stuff . Next was the stem cell transplant first stage a doddle harvesting the stem cells in Freeman hospital in Newcastle . Two weeks later the big day back to Freeman to start melphan conditioning yes a little uncomfortable eating that many ice lollies late at night but damn worth it as four months after transplant I feel brand new and with a few adjustments in life with the back my life as a little normality again which is worth a lot to us myeloma patients .
Please don’t be fooled a few weeks after transplant it’s a little rough and uncomfortable but the end result is everyone’s goal normality in our lives
Go for it I say like you I’m only 50 and have a little bit life back …… Good luck
