Myeloma Forum | RonAtkinson | Activity https://forum.myeloma.org.uk/members/ron/activity/ Activity feed for RonAtkinson. Sat, 02 May 2026 01:15:57 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.9.4 en-GB 30 hourly 2 a6cd7c65db121870bd78e85e1f23a9da RonAtkinson replied to the topic Kidney failure aggravated by zometa infusions in the forum Treatment http://www.myeloma.org.uk/forums/topic/kidney-failure-aggravated-by-zometa-infusions#post-99214 Fri, 04 May 2012 21:28:35 +0100 Pleased to report that Christine continues to progress well. She last saw the haematologist 10 days ago, and he has since written to her to tell her that ceasing the zometa infusions has resulted in a noticeable improvement in her kidney function. Her blood tests continue to show a level of paraprotein which is too low to be measured, and she…[Read more]

]]> e5537d0bc4abe5b25cf5269b7e94f3db RonAtkinson started the topic Kidney failure aggravated by zometa infusions. in the forum Treatment http://www.myeloma.org.uk/forums/topic/kidney-failure-aggravated-by-zometa-infusions Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:32:25 +0100 My wife Christine is in remission following CDT treatment, which was discontinued 9 months ago. Her paraprotein reading is very low (less than 1), and she feels well. All this sounds very encouraging and the only symptom, apart from the ever-present fatigue,is slight back pain which is contained with paracetamol. However, she has been receiving…[Read more]

]]> a00978cc55668d713fff1ab377ee22ad RonAtkinson started the topic Balloon Kyphoplasty. in the forum Treatment http://www.myeloma.org.uk/forums/topic/balloon-kyphoplasty Sun, 13 Mar 2011 20:35:01 +0000 My wife Christine was diagnosed with mm 3 months ago and, although CDT treatment has been suspended because she has developed high grade pressure sores and the treatment for this takes priority over the chemotherapy, the doctor has recently advised us that her pp has reduced from 15 at the outset to 3. This is encouraging, and she is not…[Read more]

]]> a5931970c425874f639f761c17501309 RonAtkinson replied to the topic Dexatude in the forum Side-effects http://www.myeloma.org.uk/forums/topic/dexatude#post-103692 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:24:25 +0000 Sorry to go off at a bit of a tangent but I am fairly new to the site and will be probably be asking some pretty naiive questions over the coming weeks.

Can someone tell me what Dexatude is? I have searched this site and googled it but can find nothing. Christine is on Dexamethasone – is this the same thing? She suffers from anxiety, shaking…[Read more]

]]> be534b14c67e2d5293f2e8a2154bf34c RonAtkinson replied to the topic Anaemia and Blood Transfusion in the forum Treatment http://www.myeloma.org.uk/forums/topic/anaemia-and-blood-transfusion#post-96899 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 20:24:10 +0000 Many thanks for your helpful responses. As you say, Ron, it is worrying if you give in to the temptation to trawl the net, and that was precisely what I had been doing before I discovered this site! Physically, Christine is standing up to the CDT treatment without too many bad side-effects, the main problems being constipation, extreme anxiety…[Read more]

]]> b03795168e93914be8f57ea96be47c94 RonAtkinson replied to the topic Infusion for strengthening bones! in the forum General http://www.myeloma.org.uk/forums/topic/infusion-for-strengthening-bones#post-89603 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:39:58 +0000 Hi Michelle

My wife was diagnosed with mm only a month ago. At first it was thought that the pain in her back and sides was due to crushed vertebrae and cracked ribs (that is what the X-ray showed) and it was only after having a CT scan and blood test that the mm showed up. She had a pamidronate drip to strengthen her bones even before the mm…[Read more]

]]> 86570bbf8c4b4b66e7f0813caea9f0b8 RonAtkinson started the topic Anaemia and Blood Transfusion. in the forum Treatment http://www.myeloma.org.uk/forums/topic/anaemia-and-blood-transfusion Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:23:56 +0000 Hi everyone

I introduced myself on the "Newcomers" page the other day. My wife Christine is aged 69 (one month away from 70)and has only been under treatment for myeloma for 2 weeks – hence I am very green on the whole issue. After 2 weeks on cyclophosphomide, dexamethasone and thalidomide, we had our first check-up with the haematologist…[Read more]

]]> 51d6c1c438e4789aa8ec5ae7e879884b RonAtkinson started the topic Breathlessness. in the forum Newcomers http://www.myeloma.org.uk/forums/topic/breathlessness Sat, 01 Jan 2011 21:29:17 +0000 My wife Christine has been newly diagnosed with myeloma and as yet we are uncertain of what symptoms are relevant and how urgent they are. Apart from nausea and anxiety, which I mentioned in my previous post, she suffers from breathlessness following the slightest exertion. We are to see the haematologist on Tuesday (4th) so we will discuss it…[Read more]

]]> 9a32523dbe37dbfc56e210ef837e3d7d RonAtkinson started the topic New member. in the forum Newcomers http://www.myeloma.org.uk/forums/topic/new-member Fri, 31 Dec 2010 23:36:21 +0000 Hi everyone

My wife Christine was diagnosed with myeloma on 9th December and she has been on a course of chemo for 11 days. She is suffering from nausea almost constantly but the symptom that is most worrying me is her constant depressive state and extreme anxiety. This is of course understandable and the haematologist is referring her for…[Read more]

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