Deb x

The Perfect Pair is a wine tasting event with a difference…and we hope that you or your friends/ business colleagues might want to get involved. The event is being run by me, Deb Gascoyne, and I’m a…[Read more]

I got diagnosed in 2009 with myeloma and am lucky to be 3 years in remission post SCT.
To celebrate I am using my 40th year to raise awareness and money for Myeloma UK by doing a ’40 C…[Read more]

Yep am still here lol, and I wasnt an SCN ha ha.

Hope your doing good David as we are at this sunny end 🙂 yes as Jean says bloods taken last Friday and results today:-)

Bit of an update on me seen as am on the forum.

Myeloma came back December last year (i got four years remission from SCT #1) was put on Velcade…[Read more]

well I have been on the Velcad for 5 months now, it stopped working on month three so i have had Cyclophosamide to the mix side effects ?? am tired and weary more so as the other one was added,apart from that Not much else as yet, to be fair its ben kind to me 🙂

Good Luck with it

Tom Onwards and Upwards xx

I had mine in 2009, got four years out of it and that was great, yes I was bloomin cold in the room should have taken my throw in 🙂

Mouth wash now I used bottles of it every time i went to the loo, walked past it thought about the loo I mouth washed (they will give you more lol) , cant emphasise enough to use moth wash as often as…[Read more]

Well done you 🙂 and you can be forgiven about memory loss after what you have gone through

Stay well my fiend its all Onwards and Upwards now

Tom Onwards and Upwards x

well I think its all ben covered by the great posts above.

Its a roller coaster of a ride for your Dad am sorry to say but he will get through it, you all will, you dont say how old your Dad is ? nor how old you are ?

Good Luck to your Dad on his road to remission.

Tom Onwards and Upwards xx

its what we all aim for,I hope Graham is now drug free for many a years its a great feeling I had four years drug free remission, we went and done what we wanted to do with no restrictions.

Get out their now and enjoy Life, once again well done and have a great time.

Love Tom Onwards and…[Read more]

I decided this year to do 40 Challenges B4 40 to raise money for Myeloma UK before I hit 40 in January 2015. The plan is to try to raise £10,000 through various challenges, and through getting other people involved. I hope that it will also help to raise…[Read more]

Thats great  to hear ist finished but as I said when you started it ” No Rush to Use It” al keep checking and see

Take care David and stay well

Tom Onwards and upwards “Vasbyte” x

What a photo well done you its a great one I can tell you.

Good Luck to M now its on the go, its tiring in hospital as it is let alone the regime that M is going through  and am sure you all know I wish him luck and few side effects on his road to remission

Love Tom Onwards and upwards xx

Not sure who will be doing the BMB Dr J did the last one and it was Ok ? Helen done two on me and I had one done in castle hill and that was the worse one .

As for the PN so far its not a problem ? I feel something but nowt to talk or write home about it was worse on my CDT just got rid of it for the darn MM to kick back in again…[Read more]

Am sorry i have no knowledge of the regime your Hubby has been put on just wanted to wish you both well on the road to remission.

Tom Onwards and Upwards  xx

Sory to hear about your relapse,

had my CTD and Stem Transplant in 2009, but it kicked back in last december.#

I just had my Velcade (Cycle four week three)  I have Velcade, Dex and Zometa.

I am doing great with it albeit tired a lot but I listen to my body and when it tells me to sleep I sleep Ha ha.

I asked my Consultant Dr Jalihal…[Read more]

Not a problem, I found out that it had come back after having my regular bloods done, but in reality am sure my wife and i had known as i had lost weight again and that for us was an early indicator.

Bearing in Mind all MM patients  differ in how they cope from one to another even when on the same treatment that said I had to go on…[Read more]

Fill mouth with water, put fingers in your ears (so you cant hear) and then swallow slowly SLOWLY.

Good Luck it works for me when i get them on Steroids and even the my family and friends everytime

Tom Onwards and upwards xxxx

I have one or two

Hiccups My Cure when you get them ::: fill your mouth with water, place fingers in ears to block them, then swallow slowly till all water has gone, (works for me every time)

surround yourself with nice people.

be honest with Family and friends with how you feel, honest it helps you and them cope better

Listen to your…[Read more]

Sorry in my late reply and am sorry I cant help as so far i have a little bit of back pain but its (or so am told) arthritis ???   am sure your bloods will tell your Consultant if the Myeloma has kicked in and my advice would be to talk to him or his secretary and ask for more bloods to be taken and let them have a look.

Good Luck and…[Read more]

Sorry for the delay in my reply, but a warm welcome.

I am age 58 now and had my treatment CDT in feb 2009 leading up to my SCT in December 2009 was in remission and drug free for four years,

So what you are going through is a doable but you will have to listen to your body and when it tells you to rest rest its the only way.

My…[Read more]

Well done you are running nearly 🙂 as for the weight loss mine was a fair lot but my Dr (GP) would have told me that should be my normal weight ha ha.

as for hunger am on it with the Dexam afraid but al cope with it and start to cut down. keep on going like you are Keith

Tom Onwards and Upwards

yes I hope your new drugs help ease your pain.

Helen I am a granddad to six and our home has got toys from one end to the other these iccle toes are used to standing on lord knows what and lord knows how sharp it is, haha

love from iccke ole twinkle toes he he

Tom onwards and upwards x

sorry to hear about your Brother, and I wish him luck in the road to remission.

i was diagnosed in 2009, had CTD leading up to the SCT in dec 2009. That gave me four years remission and drug free.

my myeloma has returned and am now on Velcade and Dex, just started my fourth cycle on it and to be fair it’s treated me pretty good,…[Read more]

Your More than welcome my Friend and to be fair helping others does help me so am sure i am being a bit selfish ha ha.

your getting on good with  your Bosses thats a good sign it makes the treatment bearable if you have one less worry

Tom Onwards and Upwards

Good Luck with the pencil in SCT but the sooner the ink is on the better lol,

I had a bit of PN  in 2009 whilst on CTD but not too much that it bothered me to be fair, just near got rid of it when the darned MM came back (was told December 5th) now on Velcade once per week subcutaneous and my iccle Dex, can just feel a slight change i…[Read more]

As if Lol, we had a great time in Chester its a great place, am sure we didn’t rest as much as we would have done abroad and it was nearly as expensive.

We would go back to Chester as we both loved it

Hope you two are doing OK

Love Tom Onwards and upwards xxx

Good Luck in your treatment, I was on CDT in 2009 prior to SCT same year.

I was four years clear and drug free after my sct  but as i knew it would come back it has, now on Velcade forth block first session go every Monday for it.

Back to the CDT I had to go on sick half way through my Third block and was off work for one year, that…[Read more]

Sorry you have been unwell Keith, I went through that when I had mine in 2009, even post SCT i was near bedridden for about a month, the young bride used to make me a pack up and flask for me when she went to work (in case i wanted to eat ) it took its time Keith to be honest but one morning I just woke up and felt OK and i mean OK just…[Read more]

big hugs Jo xx

yes am sorry about that

sorry to hear about your dizzy spells yes I had them when I had CDT in 2009, and to be fair I had to go on sick leave halfway through my third cycle, I was then off for a full year that took me through my SCT and recovery of that.

it put me into remission for four years so I feel it was worth it that so I am doing it again but this…[Read more]

Good luck with yours
Love Tom onwards and upwards. Xxx

Lord knows why it leaves some out ?? Think I might be using the wrong ink lol ha ha xxxx

Well post SCT I done a few months taking anti virals and anti sick, and Zometa ant ye Zometa was for just two years, apart from that I was drug free

Velcade today but think am gonna save those little Dex tabs till tomorrow do I can party all night in Chester he he

Love to you…[Read more]

Your wayy too kind I just do what I feel is best, not just for me and mine but all of us Mm folks, as I have to admire to being a iccle bit selfish

Hi Keith

Well hope the throat gets no worse ??, gosh you are brave staying at home I was pleased I was in hospital during all mine and am pleased I will be…[Read more]

Ye the Dex has it’s bad bits also lol, ye but I can’t knid of later in the day as I am at work and what will my gaffer think lol.

Yes it would be good to have SCT over and done with and recoupe in the warmth of the summer, mine was winter in 2009 and it weren’t good cos I really do feel the cold now.
Do the race is now on and we are off

Well good luck with it I was on CTD in 2009 and had to pack in work half way through my third 28 day cycles as I was wayy too tired by then had about a year off work that let me have my SCT in December 2009, got four years remission out if that. Just take one day at a time it’s a doable but it has it’s moments stay strong and you will…[Read more]

The mouthwash like David said should be supplied by the hospital and don’t forget use it near as much as you use the loo and some. That extra extra use helped me no end.
Good luck with it…[Read more]

So you all keep me going also

I would think for me more autumn early winter for mine beds permitting.

Now the race us on

I am building up to my 2nd transplant all being well this year.
Had first in 2009 so remember what it was like and don’t have a problem doing it again as it gave me four years drug free and that…[Read more]