sherunsforcake started the topic Vomiting/shaking and vertigo with Myeloma/steroids? in the forum General 10 years ago
Hello lovely people, Dad is 76, newly diagnosed and will be starting chemo next week now that he’s healed from a 3 month chest infection. Last week he started a Dex cycle , was taking Penicillin V and morphine for a torn muscle, then one night collapsed vomiting with shock like symptoms. He’s now in hospital and they are trying to raise…[Read more]
sherunsforcake replied to the topic Over 70's treatment – advise please in the forum Newcomers 10 years, 1 month ago
Thanks Jill, that’s great news about your mum. Really hope Dad has the same experience. It’s a bit tricky for us as he lives with Mum, who is very disabled with MS and also has severe dementia, so he have a lot of support but it will make the chemo very tough for him.
sherunsforcake replied to the topic Over 70's treatment – advise please in the forum Newcomers 10 years, 1 month ago
Thanks Andy, your advice is really appreciated. It’s all completely new to us so we really don’t know what to expect at all. It’s great that this forum exists to help and support people affected by Myeloma.
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sherunsforcake replied to the topic Over 70's treatment – advise please in the forum Newcomers 10 years, 1 month ago
Thanks Mavis and Andy, I really appreciate your advice and comments.
We saw the consultant again today and Dad has been told that he has a 53% kappa protein level – which has increased from 34% in December. As he’s 76 he will be starting a lower level chemo/less aggressive dose starting next week . His age precludes him from the higher dos…[Read more]
sherunsforcake started the topic Over 70's treatment – advise please in the forum Newcomers 10 years, 2 months ago
Hello, this is my first post and today has been a been a very steep/worrying learning curve.
My Dad was diagnosed with myeloma this morning – he’s 76 and is about to have more tests. I’ve not seen any information about how this is managed for older patients (70+), can anyone provide perspective or information? We won’t see the consultant agai…[Read more]
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