It’s rather irritating!

It’s virtually continuous and can strike anywhere on the body. It is often much worse at night, and has made it difficult to sleep. Imagine itching all over, the urge to scratch at the skin but with limited relief. This is one of the many effects of Chronic Kidney Disease. There are no obvious rashes …

How Things Stand! – Big Changes On the Way

I haven’t been well for some time it seems. Since May my Kidney Function has fallen over a cliff. So much so that yesterday I travelled to the Renal Dialysis Assessment Unit at Churchill Hospital. This appointment was part of a process to Fast-Track me towards dialysis. I arrived just after 1pm and was promptly …

Combatting the Kidney Crusher!

When I started this blog in 2017. The principle manifestation of the Myeloma seemed to be orthopaedic ie related to my bones - I had developed lesions in various bones indicative of the actions of the Myeloma over the previous months. Hence, the title of the Blog was Battling the Bone Breaker. In truth, the …

Day 10

Today is the last day of Covid isolation. I return to work tomorrow morning. Thankfully I’m feeling a lot better. For me Covid has been similar to a heavy cold as far a symptoms. I am left with a heavy cough and blocked nose but little else. During the past 10 days the biggest issue …

Helping Out At Home

Here in the UK you are currently required to self-isolate for 10 days following a positive Covid Diagnosis. I am now on Day 5. The halfway point. I’m starting to feel better overall. Those isolating in England are phoned regularly by someone in Track and Trace - I have been phoned three times. These calls …

Pressure Tactics

One of the side effects of Myeloma is Kidney Disease and one of the results of poor kidney function is high blood pressure. Although the Myeloma has remained in remission, my kidney function has remained low and since May (when I was briefly in hospital) my kidney function has been much less than in previous …