{"id":204,"date":"2022-01-21T16:57:36","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T16:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scottysblog.com\/another-myeloma-milestone\/"},"modified":"2022-01-21T16:57:36","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T16:57:36","slug":"another-myeloma-milestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottysblog.com\/home\/another-myeloma-milestone\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Myeloma Milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week heralded yet another fairly mega milestone &#8211; 6 years since my second stem cell cell transplant, back in Jan 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Blimey &#8211; that&#39;s pretty much flown by, especially given how shite the last 2 years have been, what a massive waste of healthy time.<\/p>\n<p>But bloody good to have made it to 6 whole years &#8211; this time after my first SCT I was still ok but became ill again with that year. So here&#39;s majorly hoping that the Daratumumab and Velcade combo continue to somehow keep me out of trouble for a while longer.<\/p>\n<p>My stomach continues to look like a war zone &#8211; it gets 4 hefty chemo injections every 4 weeks, then 4 more, then 4 more as the time goes by. So is bruised to buggery, but it&#39;s all worth it to still be here, still be ok and still be hopefully a long way away from another hideous transplant.<\/p>\n<p>Just need to pack my big bikini for next week&#39;s trip to Gran Canaria, then I can tuck all the grimness into my big pants and no-one will be any the wiser. Just the face and rest of body to worry about now!<\/p>\n<p>x<\/p>\n<p>&#0160;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week heralded yet another fairly mega milestone &#8211; 6 years since my second stem cell cell transplant, back in Jan 2016. 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