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hi Gala
Dad is doing better thanks. He had GCSF injections to raise his white bloods as his dropped to 0.5 – scary stuff. The injections did what they needed to do and he has now just done 2 weeks of chemo without any hick-ups so far, fingers crossed going forward. I understand that this is a very common problem and a lot of people do need the regular injections to raise their WBC. Thanks for taking the time to answer.

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Hi Lisa

I feel your pain, my dad was also diagnosed just before xmas and its very worrying  time. My dad has 2 broken vertebra in his back but that’s the least of my dads worries, I won’t bore you with the untold complications he is having with chemo at the mo! I hope your dad gets sorted soon but you need to ask as many questions to the consultants as possible and chemo nurses. If your dad is anything like mine, he is IT illiterate – wouldn’t know how to use this site that for sure (bless him) but this site is fab and the forum is good for talking to other people. I’ve been able to print off all sorts from this site and give to mum and dad to read. Sending you big hugs x

 

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Hi Peter & tmcintye – thanks both so much for your responses, this gives me much hope. We are slowly getting our heads around this and remaining ever optimistic for the challenges ahead. Dad has light chain and they said 39 paraprotein, but I’m still not understanding this yet and this part I find all very confusing. He unfortunately already has 2 fractured vertebrae in his lower back, which showed up in the CT scan and MRI. He has been quite comfortable this week with little pain as they now seem to have the pain meds right (15mg of oxycodeine twice a day) and Amitriptyline at night.  Onwards and upwards and hopefully Dad will tolerate the VTD as best as possible and like you Peter and if he is lucky enough to only have diarrhoea, that would be a blessing.  Will keep you posted.

Thanks so much again.
Serena

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