Herma Richards

  • whoopiscuba started the topic Heart Problems in the forum General 7 years, 1 month ago

    Since I was diagnosed they told I have now got a heart problem even though I had never suffered with heart problem before.  The consultant words where it’s underline as I had asked the question has the Chemo caused it. They can’t commit themselves by saying “yes it was” . Now I suffer shortness of breath and sometimes dizzy spell. Got Protein…[Read more]

  • whoopiscuba started the topic Broken a bone in the forum General 7 years, 1 month ago

    like we all we all spent short or a long time in hospital. So decided to do my own survey. This is what I found :

    Some people had broken a bone up to 5 years ago or even a year, some people had slipped and broken a bone on holiday.  After carrying out a blood test found out that they had MM or just M.

    With that it made me think that is M and MM…[Read more]

  • I found out talking to consultants each month about my MM is fine and if I suggest that my MM is causing a certain issue they brush it aside and carry on talking about my MM, but I am very persistence so I get them to do a MRI or having a CT scan.  Then they agree with me.  Never understand the logic as is us that know our bodies not them.

  • moved to this area 3 nearly 4 years ago anyone live in the area willing to meet up for a chat and a coffee. Don’t know anybody that I can do this with or even a lunch.

  • having one fitted 19/1/18

  • does anybody suffer from crushing ice since I’ve being on Chemo  3 years I go through nearly 4kgs of crushed ice a week Tesco is the best . I like the sound it makes and not eating the ice itself  I ask everytime to all the consultant and register’s I see if they have come across this . Got told only pregnant women has a carving for ice.

  • I will definitely be attending in March.

  • whoopiscuba replied to the topic Steroids in the forum Side-effects 7 years, 1 month ago

    Hi Jan take dexamethasone with my Chemo and everything you said s True . At first the told me I had to take 20 of these tabs a week breaking it down too a week.  When on them I had so much energy and got no sleep so I have the sparkling mirrors and windows in my flat – forget about sleeping . Mood swings aggressive as my family pointed out as I…[Read more]

  • whoopiscuba changed their profile picture 7 years, 1 month ago

  • It was a shock when told I could not go back to the job i was doing abroad and my family had hidden my passport from me.  I had not notice the lose of weight on my just thought i had being working so hard, i had just popped over for a week to say hi to my family on the Monday and out back abroad on the Friday.  Well that never happened.  My da…[Read more]

  • whoopiscuba became a registered member 7 years, 1 month ago