Living with Multiple Myeloma. –Managing side effects of Multiple Myeloma treatment.
In this podcast, Theresa Meenaghan an Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Haematology, discusses the importance of early recognition and early intervention of treatment side effects.
By raising the red flag early she explains we can maintain patients on treatment longer and get the best results. Theresa highlights how newer multiple myeloma treatments are less associated with the traditional side effects of chemotherapy, but have their own unique side effect profile.
Theresa outlines very clearly the effects of treatment on the ‘blood factory’, kidneys, bones and nerves. Theresa also provides important tips on how patients can manage common side effects of steroids, bone medication as well as managing symptoms including fatigue and peripheral neuropathy.
Finally, Theresa highlights the importance of not suffering in silence, healthcare professionals are there to help you manage any side effects, don’t be afraid to ask no matter how trivial or embarrassing it may be for you, our aim is to keep you on treatment with the minimum side effects for as long as they are effective. “Cancer is only one chapter in your life it’s not the whole story”.
Multiple Myeloma Ireland:
Living with Multiple Myeloma podcast
In this series of podcasts you will hear from patients and many healthcare experts caring for patients with Multiple Myeloma.
The conversations focus on the patient journey from diagnosis, through treatment and living well post treatment. The conversations aim to provide information and signpost support to all patients living in Ireland with MM and their families.
Conversations include Caroline's patient journey of living with a new diagnosis and Anne's patient journey of living well with relapsed MM. You will hear experts discuss the different stages of MM including Smouldering Myeloma, active disease and relapsed refractory MM. Managing a diagnosis of MM requires a multidisciplinary approach, therefore this series features conversations around patient involvement, nursing and dietary advice as well as psychosocial support.
Finally our conversations also focus on the progress of research and development in managing MM into the future.
- No. of episodes: 21
- Latest episode: 2024-11-19
- Health & Fitness Medicine
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