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Sander van der Pol

Blog: http://www.lesweb.nl/ble/
My name is Sander van der Pol, born april 29th 1951. In august 2006 Kahler's disease has been established. In my blog I write about my life with Multiple Myeloma. I would be happy if you leave a comment or an email. To your health! sandersblog@gmail.com
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Full House by Sander van der Pol Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer We have a full house. Our friends from Denmark, Poul & Kisten and my son Thomas. I’m happy we have room enough in our house, and a nice sleeping place for everyone. On Tue ... Read on »
Turbulent times by Sander van der Pol Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer These are turbulent times. A new king, liberation day, Ajax soccer-champion. It’s almost too much. But today was a very special day. My son Thomas, who lives in Austra ... Read on »
Times are hard by Sander van der Pol Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Next week I will be 62. This is usually a day to look forward to. This year I will let it pass, my birthday. This doesn’t mean I will not enjoy certain elements, but my tr ... Read on »
Goodbye to Utrecht by Sander van der Pol Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer On Friday we had our last visit to Utrecht.The dendrites hadn’t done what we hoped for. The bi-opts didn’t show any sign of dendrite-activity. Disappointing, but not a a t ... Read on »
No news is not always good news by Sander van der Pol Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer I haven’t written for some time. The main reason is that it’s not fun to write things that aren’t fun to read. To make the story complete, I will just fill in the missing ... Read on »
Worries by Sander van der Pol Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer The results of my PET-CT scan were not encouraging. The spots had increased in number and size. Not that I was surprised by this, it was as I expected. You can feel your o ... Read on »
A special pi day by Sander van der Pol Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer It was a special day today. At 10:30 I had to be in Utrecht for my PET-CT scan. That was sort of a challenge, but we got there right on time! After everything I flew into ... Read on »
How are you? by Sander van der Pol Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer While I’m waiting for a positive sign and there is a lot of distraction around me, I must tell you how things are going. Not so good. I’m in daily pain, which is bearable ... Read on »
A fine party by Sander van der Pol Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer For weeks it had been planned. Little was left to coincidence. But yesterday it was the BIG day! Exactly 10 years since they have been going steady, Erik and Inge got marr ... Read on »
It has begun by Sander van der Pol Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer It was an exiting day last Monday. It was the beginning of my new treatment. At 9:00 o’clock my brother was present in Utrecht. Three hours he has been tied up to the apha ... Read on »
Early on the road by Sander van der Pol Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer It’s been a long time since I set my alarm for 6:30. The weather looked bleak and I had to be in Utrecht Monday at 9:45. Over a hundred snowy kilometers away from my wa ... Read on »
One step further by Sander van der Pol Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Yesterday I had my last checkup in Amsterdam. It was strange to say a temporary goodbye to my hematologist. We have a deal that after the treatment in Utrecht I will re ... Read on »
Good beginnings by Sander van der Pol Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Today we were in Utrecht for a first meeting about the study. It was a positive conversation that filled us with hope. The fact that only 30% of the candidates have a mino ... Read on »
Little spots of light by Sander van der Pol Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer After all the bad news of these passed weeks, we were in desperate need of some spots of light. We were so happy to receive some in a phone-call.  Good news from my hemato ... Read on »
No good news just yet by Sander van der Pol Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Monday’s checkup was disappointing, sorry to say. My gut feeling was right, the results of the ultrasound as well. The spot was not smaller, but slightly bigger. Yesterd ... Read on »
More miracle by Sander van der Pol Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Just a short update. Of course it’s difficult to know if a cure works after just a month. Tomorrow they will make an ultrasound that can be compared to the results of O ... Read on »
Miracle by Sander van der Pol Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Tomorrow I will be in Amsterdam for checkups and discussion. The RAD hasn’t worked in my feeling. The spot is getting bigger as far as I can tell and that is an ominous fe ... Read on »
Daydreaming by Sander van der Pol Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer After 20 days of Revlimid 25 mg you find out the full impact that it has on your body. And of course not only the Revlimid, but also the Dexamethasone and the Adriamycine. ... Read on »
Update by Sander van der Pol Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer The fourth chemo is ready. No need to go to Amsterdam for a couple of days. Although it wasn’t a walk in the park I was not completely devastated. The side effects were li ... Read on »
Bad news by Sander van der Pol Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer It wasn’t good news that was brought to me yesterday. The biopts indicated an aggressive spot that has to be fought radically. All kinds of scenarios have been checked, bu ... Read on »
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