Ill when you’re ill

I am writing this from bed where I have spent much of the past two days. On Sunday night I felt the telltale signs of an oncoming cold. I think normally I would probably carry on, but this time it has been different. The cold has 'knocked me for six'. The persistent cough and runny …

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Headache

I have woken with a bad headache. Interestingly that in the last few months my general health has been good and I have had little in the way of other illness.  At the same time I have been much more attuned to my body. I think the fact you're being tested and measured on such …

Oncoming Cold

An itchy feeling in the nose. A tingling in the throat. There is no doubt about it there is a cold coming. Statistically people with multiple myeloma are 15 x more likely to pick up infections than those without. At this stage the symptoms are mild but I need to watch my temperature carefully - …

Two Weeks

Discovering the Myeloma