[antelope1225]

Re: Hello, myeloma newbie here, recently diagnosed

by antelope1225 on Sat May 31, 2014 11:18 pm

Hi Lamo222.

Rick did a great job of describing the healing process. When things are not going well it is hard to believe that you can feel good and strong again, but it is true

After the transplant, I came home, took naps every day and didn't push myself - my one mistake was that I went to the nursing home and got sick from that. My doctor from infectious disease said I should not go into hospitals, nursing homes (C-Diff), YMCA facilities (staph) or schools (virus').

Every month I was stronger and able to do more. I started walking on my treadmill right away because it was winter when I got home and I did the exercises we were given in the hospital (they gave me bands for resistance training) . I progressed to doing bent knee push ups, crunches, and squats. I wore a wig for the first 6 months- my grandchildren loved to take my wig off and my grandson said my head was nice and smooth when he first took my wig off.

Like Rick, I also would do the transplant again - in fact, they took enough stem cells for another.

I definitely appreciate life and family more than ever - and after going through that I am not fearful (I used to be a bad back seat driver) ha ha.

Good luck