My last post started to discuss the fact that life is pretty rough at the moment for me. It’ s been very different to when I went through treatment 9 years ago when other than periods of exhaustion, I didn’t … Continue reading →
Well that’s probably enough to put most people off reading any further but I’m really struggling today and have been for a couple of days. I can’t really say why but the last 36 hours has seen me move from … Continue reading →
I’ve been a bit quiet on here the last week, largely for two reasons. We’ve been dealing with my dad after his fall last month, and also, there’s been little change or reason to write much about my treatment. The … Continue reading →
Well normally the first thing I do when I get into hospital is to write this blog and give an update. Today, I’ve been really tired so have only just got round to doing it….but the good news is that … Continue reading →
So I’m back into hospital today for the next tranche of Darathumabub, Dex and Velcade. It should be a much quicker experience this week and whilst last week was two days of 9 hours, this week sounds like it’ll just … Continue reading →
So another day on and I have to say this hasn’t been the relatively easy experience I had back in 2010. I don’t know if it’s because I’m older, whether it’s because my body is weaker second time round, whether … Continue reading →
I would apologise for my language but genuinely I now understand what I didn’t last time I had treatment. People used to talk about the Dex effect and it turning people into a Jekyll and Hyde character – I never … Continue reading →
So after months of talking about this I’m off. I started my chemotherapy yesterday and am on Darathumabib, Velcade and Dexamethasone as my main treatment with a bit of zometa and a nice little selection pack of other drugs from … Continue reading →
So I created a new page last week about my brand new fundraising challenge, and thought I’d just talk about it a bit on here as I’m really excited about it. Any of you who know me in person, know … Continue reading →
So Monday is D-Day as we had expected. Today was the day that I finally got the details of how my treatment was going to look moving on. I’m not sure I 100% believe them as it keeps changing, but … Continue reading →