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You might like to ask your doctor...
- How advanced is the cancer? In which parts of my body is it?
- How is the myeloma affecting my body?
- What are my treatment options, and what are the risks and benefits of each?
- Which treatment do you recommend, and why?
- What are the chances of stopping the myeloma for a while? (the plateau phase)
- What sort of treatments will be available later on in my illness?
- If I don’t have treatment, what will happen?
- Are there any clinical trials that I might be able to enter? What are they?
- Where will I go for treatment?
- How will I feel during treatment?
- What side effects might there be? Will these be short or long term?
- Will the treatment affect my fertility?
- How long will I have to wait for my treatment to start?
- Will I have to stay in hospital? For how long?
- When will you be able to tell me how successful my treatment has been?
- How long will it take me to feel better after treatment?
- What can I do to help myself, during and after treatment?
- What follow up checks will I need?
- Who can I talk with if I have any questions or need help? Is there a clinical nurse specialist available?
