Myeloma Forum | strummer07 | Activity https://forum.myeloma.org.uk/members/strummer07/activity/ Activity feed for strummer07. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 08:04:43 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.9.4 en-GB 30 hourly 2 3edf88d9a71b6998b7a7c9273d2cf12c strummer07 changed their profile picture https://forum.myeloma.org.uk/activity/p/40715/ Sat, 05 Sep 2015 15:54:12 +0100 0 e56ad5af5aa26a33c4306bb2c7c9b8c5 strummer07 replied to the topic Cost of Stem cell transplants in the forum Treatment http://www.myeloma.org.uk/forums/topic/cost-of-stem-cell-transplants/page/2/#post-117702 Tue, 26 Aug 2014 06:44:19 +0100 Thanks again for the responses. Having already got the stem cells drawn off and in storage …The £30,000.00 figure sounds about right, we will earmark some funds for this as “Contingency”
I don’t want anyone reading this to be alarmed ..I am NOT saying that any funding for anything has been stopped. But all treatments for any drug or treatment…[Read more]

]]> adcc38d99a3e50d7692d03fbbbaf8b57 strummer07 replied to the topic Cost of Stem cell transplants in the forum Treatment http://www.myeloma.org.uk/forums/topic/cost-of-stem-cell-transplants/#post-117529 Sun, 10 Aug 2014 20:04:10 +0100 Thank you for the responses ! ..Much appreciated.
Just needed to have some ball park figure ..In case !!

Right now ( thank goodness) My wife does not need the 3rd transplant in an urgent way…but it was at her 2 year check up from SCT #2 this month ..That this slightly negative information was gleaned
I was something like
“Right now we are…[Read more]

]]> 25898eeb35918a627b116ed7b7ab337c strummer07 replied to the topic Cost of Stem cell transplants in the forum Treatment http://www.myeloma.org.uk/forums/topic/cost-of-stem-cell-transplants/#post-117523 Sun, 10 Aug 2014 07:23:34 +0100 Thanks for the responses so far…..I’d really rather keep this thread around treatment and its costs ..and not about Politics or anything else. I realise that the whole Drugs approval and funding issues can be a bit of a can of worms …. but start another thread on that if you wish.

My question remains .. anyone have any ideas how much a stem…[Read more]

]]> a3f5e185e856e7fef46aeea8053a9838 strummer07 replied to the topic Is it progressing in the forum Newcomers http://www.myeloma.org.uk/forums/topic/is-it-progressing/#post-117517 Sat, 09 Aug 2014 06:16:58 +0100 My wife has now had 3 bone marrow biopsies and since the 2nd she has just asked for a small general anaesthetic. its very mild and only lasts for half a minute or so ..but it makes the whole thing bearable. With some hospitals you have to arrrange for it early AM as you would a normal op ..so almost do it as standard.

Good luck with yours

]]> cb96914355fd4168328a9321560cb50b strummer07 started the topic Cost of Stem cell transplants in the forum Treatment http://www.myeloma.org.uk/forums/topic/cost-of-stem-cell-transplants/ Fri, 08 Aug 2014 21:30:51 +0100 Hi,

My wife has had Multiple Myeloma since July 2008, and like most people its been up and down since then.

2 x serious bouts of Chemotherapy and 2 x Autologous   Stem cell Transplants.

First one one worked well for 18 months plus

2nd one has lasted for just over two years now and with a small Maintenance dose (10mgs per day 21 days of…[Read more]

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