Hi Mandy

A Warm welcome to the site and hope your Mum's Journy along the road is a good one and your Mum takes it one day at a time, dont expect great things as it takes time to find out what works.

Hope your Mum gets on the site as am sure it will be of a great help to her like it has and is to myself and all the others on here.

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Hi Eve and Slim

I know all about the one forward and two back 🙁 but hey take it from me its worth it 😀

And I am sure you will both be very welcome into the "Onwards and upwards" Gang as we have an Open House 😎

After My SCT I was not too well and thought it would never get better as it Seemed ages before I felt half normal, as I…[Read more]

Hi Phil

And may I join our Jo in saying congratulations and a well done 😀

The doing Fair to Middling is a great saying but not as Good as "Onwards and Upwards" and that my friend is what you are Keep on going strong My SCT was in Dec 09 and I still get tired and fati gue'd lol so stick with it Phil we aint gonna be as fit as we…[Read more]

Hi Jo and Partner

Welcome to the site 😀 and I know you made the correct decision to join 😎

Good Luck for the SCT I had mine in December 2009 and am doing great.

Love

Tom "Onwards and Upwards" xxx

Hi Only me

Its great to read about your Mum and am pleased your Mum and you all are getting the smile back.

I know how it feels that first year (like we all do) and Like your Mum I know its positive thinking that helps a great deal (oh and sleep, vodka and red win)

Keep up the great work

Love
Tom "Onwards and Upwards" xxx

Hi Val

Well Done on keeping the MM monster at bay 😎 its not good news its bloody great news and I thank you for reminding me that the Dr's are wrong its not the 5 its well over the 5 😀

As for iccle ole me I dont have probs wi me legs?? BUT my Young Bride Elaine says I do on a friday Nite :-0 am sure I dont know what she means Lol…[Read more]

Hi Helen and John

Hope you are both doing well so far 😀

Well as for Johns hair and the need for a leccie shaver, its when it starts to grow back, if like mine it looked like the preverble hedge that was dragged through another preverable hedge :-S then the leccie shaver kept it bald till it started to grow back something like 😎

Hope…[Read more]

Hi Clara

Great to hear from you and am pleased your Dad is doing great 😀

is your Dad due to or had a Stem Cell transplant?, and its great to read you are another "Onwards and Upwards" Family 😎 its the best way.

Keep in Touch and give your Dad my Regards and a well done hand shake please 😎

Love Tom "Onwards and Upwards" as…[Read more]

Hi Helen and John

Gosh what a job they made of the BMB, I have been very Lucky with the Nurses and Dr that did mine, ye I knew I had it but could drive home and even went to work the morning after my first one :-0 yep it hurt but hey ho it has to be done 😀

And gong back to the shaver I had to get one when I had my Transplant so I did not…[Read more]

Hi Mari and Steve

You are more than welcome and am pleased Steve is better.

I know how Steve feels liking the beer but it does bloat you up with the treatment and I found Vodka was better for me or the odd bottle 😀 of red workes for me also.

I do my Vodka with Lemonade but only a little bot of lemonade 😀 and a good glas of vodka…[Read more]

Hi Heather

Great to read you are More positive again.

As for exersice I love a walk and bought myself a new Bike (i know i spoil myself:-D ) and my Dr said it was Ok as long as I dint do mountain climbing with it lol.

Take care and Keep fit

Love Tom "Onwards and Upwards" xxx

Hi Eve and Slim

Well as you know I am in remission and only have Zometa every four weeks, but thats not to say I am back to my normal self (even if i knew what normal is/was)

Had SCT in Dec 09 Back to work May 2010 and still working (well clocking on lol)

I had to get some sleepy Tabs to help me to have a half decent nights sleep and…[Read more]

Hi Chrissie

Iam so sorry to hear about David its such a shame to lose some one to this Bloody MM.

Please dont beat yourself up over wether you should or should not have started the treatment as you know David was a fighter and wanted to do his best to beat it.

Love and Hugs

Tom xxxx

Hi Kay

Aww Bless If its not one thing its another 🙁 Gout is pretty painful or so am told? heres me thinking you could only get gout in your Big Toe :-S yep am a numpty of the first order:-/

Hope The Tabs work untill all bloods are checked.

Love and cyber hugs

Tom xxxx

Hi Sarah and Henry

Sorry but I have never suffered headaches, I hope Henry soon gets them sorted.

Tom "Onwards and Upwards" xxxx

Hi Mari and Steve

Well am pleased that Steve could drink on the combination of drugs and to be honest I never asked if I could :-0 Just thought if I shouldn't then they would have told me he he so it was out with the Vodka and red wine 😎 and here I sit in remission so it dint do me any harm 😎

Hope Steve's ear is soon better and back on…[Read more]

Hi Helen and John

I have never heard of the link between them both, just popped in to wish you both well.

Tom "Onwards and Upwards" xxxx

Hi Bridget

And al tell you you done more than me i am not sure where our washing machine is lol.

I know that whatever this MM throws at you you will thrash it

Lost of hugs and Love ((())

Tom "Onwards and Upwards" xxxxxx

Hi Nicola,Micky and the "Dick Head"

Love the name your Dad gave it lol, and am pleased you Micky are having a bit of a treatment rest we all need one or two of those in the fight of the "Dick Head" (could be a film name that lmao)

Wish I lived near you all as that bowl of trifle sounds great (aint had that for years and years)…[Read more]

Hi Kay

What a roller coaster for you 🙁 and isn't it great to be told you have rheumatoid arthritis 😀 well it is better than bloomin MM in our bones 😎 and Kay if your pleased am pleased good luck 😀

Love Tom "Onwards and Upwards" xxx