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- Myeloma XI trial : Information about the clinical trial I was on at the beginning of treatment
- Wendy : Living with Myeloma in remission, in Manchester, UK
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- Anthony Nolan : A UK charity that registers and matches potential stem cell donors for people with a blood cancer
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- Give Blood : If you’re generally healthy and aged 17 or over, do something amazing!
- Nottingham Marrow : A student group recruiting people to the Anthony Nolan stem cell register
- Organ donation : A place to register as a donor – even as a living donor
- Register & Be a Lifesaver : A UK educational programme to raise awareness of blood, stem cell and organ donation
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Tag Archives: Fluoxetine
Not normal
Friends, family, acquaintances, fellow cancer patients, the public at large see me running around, having fun, being busy, volunteering, travelling, visiting friends, driving a big fancy new car that I could not afford without a Motability lease, going out to … Continue reading
Posted in * Myeloma
Tagged abnormal, acceptance, Aciclovir, Alendronic acid, Azithromycin, dry eye, expert patient, eye drops, Eyebag, Fluoxetine, Graft versus Host Disease, GvHD, Lansoprazole, life, living, Lucralube, lung GvHD, Menopace Plus, Motability, normal, Nystatin, Omega 7, Penicillin, Posaconazole, Prednisolone, sclerodermatous GvHD, shiock, steroids, Systane Ultra, Vagifem
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Six months on
16 November marked six months post-transplant, so time for a quick update. And it’s mostly good news… The frequency of my clinic appointments is going down, as is the number of drugs I’m now taking. When I first came out … Continue reading
Posted in * Myeloma
Tagged Aciclovir, allogeneic stem cell transplant, blood test, Budesonide, Ciclosporin, CMV, Difflam, Elugel, FBC, Fluoxetine, genital warts, GvHD, kidneys, Nystatin, oral thrush, Penicillin, Pentamidine, Prednisolone, Prozac, serum-free light chain, sore mouth, Tacrolimus, transplant, U&E
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jet black living... 