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SUMMARY: First diagnosed with myeloma October 2011. Recruited onto clinical trial Myeloma X11 (Lenalidomide) at Bristol Oncology and Haematology Centre. First High Dose Therapy and Stem Cell Transplant (HDT&SCT) in July 2012. On maintenance until June 2017. June 2018 recruited onto Myeloma XII trial (Ixazomib). December 2018 Second HDT&SCT. On maintenance until February 2020. August 2020 Commenced treatment involving Daratumumab. April 2021 relapsed. June 2021 recruited onto Cartitude 4 clinical trial and infused with CAR-T cells in October 2021. My own immune system is now fighting the cancer . I am exceedingly fortunate.


Sunday, 28 December 2014

Firstly, a very happy Christmas.

Secondly, I attended routine consultant's clinic on the Tuesday before Christmas and, again, my blood tests were good. Accordingly I was prescribed medication for my next cycle. This is cycle number 29 ! Excellent.

I continue to feel well and Margaret and I managed two concerts during the last month; both at the Colston Hall in Bristol. The first was Elgar's Dream of Gerontius; a truly inspirational work which was beautifully performed. The second concert  was Handel's Messiah performed by the Bristol Choral Society. Utterly faultless and  really got us into the Christmas mood. We are now booked to see the world-famous War Horse which will shortly be coming to Bristol. Good health certainly allows me to derive so much enjoyment from these events.

This is a short post with only two intentions: to update details of my health (which is excellent) and to wish everyone a very happy, and healthy, new year.

We recognise pain but we rarely acknowledge being pain-free

Keep well and KBO

Stephen