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Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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Mike Send message Joined: 17 Feb 01 Posts: 34258 Credit: 79,922,639 RAC: 80 |
+1 With each crime and every kindness we birth our future. |
John Clark Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0 |
Thanks all It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues |
Dimly Lit Lightbulb 😀 Send message Joined: 30 Aug 08 Posts: 15399 Credit: 7,423,413 RAC: 1 |
I be glad ye continue to have calm seas and fair weather maty :) Member of the People Encouraging Niceness In Society club. |
John Clark Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0 |
Yes, so am I. I have even agreed a contract with PERA Innovations Ltd, the largest commercial R&D group in Europe, to write a EU Framework 7 R&D project over the next 2 months. Excellent, and the fee will come in very useful. It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues |
celttooth Send message Joined: 21 Nov 99 Posts: 26503 Credit: 28,583,098 RAC: 0 |
A happy story all around. |
John Clark Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0 |
Just got back from my first meeting to conceptualise two possible projects the client company put forwards. One certainly looks reesearchy enough for FP7, and the other can go to the UK TSB for funding. Both have environmental arguments, and could save lives in a forced fire. Looks like I can get my teeth in to this soon - 4 hours per day steady writing with a finish for the end of October. It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues |
Angela Send message Joined: 16 Oct 07 Posts: 13130 Credit: 39,854,104 RAC: 31 |
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Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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John Clark Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0 |
Looks like the good news continues. Returned from a consultation with my Haematologist, after 5 months of chemo. It seems the control of the kappa light chain version of paraprotein fell to normal levels (remission) faster than ever seen before (cannot really quantify - but it fell fast). I am now on minimal drugs for a month holiday from chemo, including a bone marrow sample, then we move to the accelerated trial (the stem cell rebuild of the immune system). Apparently, there is a very rare activity of bone marrow cells producing white blood cells, which may complicate things. The bone marrow biopsy will give warning, but the trial people want to check how the marrow is working, after the chemo, and defend against the rare complication. That aside, I should be heading for a rebuilt immune system towards November some time. Looking good so far. It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues |
Mike Send message Joined: 17 Feb 01 Posts: 34258 Credit: 79,922,639 RAC: 80 |
Excellent news John. With each crime and every kindness we birth our future. |
John Clark Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0 |
You can bet Sheila is as well It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22200 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
Absolutely top news John. And you even found time to clean up the cafe - well done Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Angela Send message Joined: 16 Oct 07 Posts: 13130 Credit: 39,854,104 RAC: 31 |
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John Clark Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0 |
Just to let you know I have a busy 3 week schedule in to and discharging from Hospital as I enter the stem cell mobilisation treatment before Christmas, then the stem cell transplant some time in the New Year (Jan and Feb). I am heading for a 3 dayer in the Haematology Ward for a Central Line in my chest, to be warn for a few weeks. This will see the start of the stem cell mobilisation from the bone marrow to the blood stream. Just 3 days hospitalised then discharged late Saturday, and home GCSF injections to stimulate the stem cell development. Then a week in Nottingham City Hospital for stem cell harvesting. I will be in and out of posting. It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues |
Angela Send message Joined: 16 Oct 07 Posts: 13130 Credit: 39,854,104 RAC: 31 |
You are in our thoughts and in our hearts, my friend. |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22200 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
All the best John. Thanks for acting as "point man" Chris. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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Dimly Lit Lightbulb 😀 Send message Joined: 30 Aug 08 Posts: 15399 Credit: 7,423,413 RAC: 1 |
Wishing you best John. Member of the People Encouraging Niceness In Society club. |
John Clark Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0 |
Well, I am back like a bad smell. The Hickman line is in place, in a vein between the heart and lungs, and tunnelled under the skin. I need to be careful of heart and lung infections until the end of January (I think). The first of the high dose Chemo, and lots of counteracting drips over Friday and Saturday. Then 2 days rest then th self administered GCSF injections over 2 weeks. Harvesting the stem cells (called mobilisation from the bone marrow to the blood stream) starts on Dec 17th and continues daily until Dec 21st. They want to collect 440 million for the stem cell transplant to rebuild a new immune system during January, when I am in isolation for 3 weeks. May I thank all good wishers, including - Angela, Chris,Rob, Julie and Zapped ... It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues |
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