sarahvernon

  • Thank you Sarah and Mavis for your replies, its good to hear how others have been. Think the key will be for mum to take one day at a time.

    Kindest regards to you both.

  • Hi all,
    My mum was diagnosed in 2010 and has just had to start her first lot of treatment. She is on a 6 month cycle of CTD. Her biggest fear in the run up to her consultant deciding to go ahead with the treatment was what side effects she would experience and how bad they would be. Apart from feeling extremely tired on her first 4 days of…[Read more]

  • sarahlouise replied to the topic Hi I am new in the forum Newcomers 13 years ago

    Hello,

    Today was "D Day" (as we have been calling it) to find out if it was time to start mums chemo. I am so pleased that the answer was NO!! I know its only a "no" for now and the time will come, as her consultant said she is sitting on a ticking time bomb but at the minute everything is stable. It has really given us all, especially mum…[Read more]

  • sarahlouise replied to the topic Hi I am new in the forum Newcomers 13 years, 1 month ago

    Thankyou both for your very kind words and advice. Just waiting for April now to see what happens. Fingers crossed. xx

  • sarahlouise started the topic Hi I am new. in the forum Newcomers 13 years, 1 month ago

    Hi all, well my mum who is 65 was diagnosed with myeloma about 6 months ago, and on Monday was told by her consultant that he thinks it may be time to start her treatment. She has got to have blood tests over the next fortnight, consultants are having a case meeting to discuss her and then back on 4th April to be told yes or no not yet. They have…[Read more]