Good morning. It’s difficult to have this level of patience, isn’t it? ☺️ I know you want to snap your fingers and have this treatment and transplant in your rear view mirror. It’s good that you have focus for the future now, so let this medication start working with its goal of reaching a level of remission. To quote the witch from the Wiz of OZ…”All in good time, my pretty…”

I’m combining some of your previous comments in this reply. I don’t want to give you a false impression that an autologous transplant is a breeze. It is still a complicated procedure and will take time for you to recuperate. While my friend I met during my stay at Mayo (not a roommate) had little side effects to her chemo and transplant using her own cells, it’s not everyone’s experience. We all react differently to medications and trauma to our bodies. But after reading your sister’s comments about awful chemo is, I now understand she’s talking about her husband’s experience with pancreatic cancer, if I’m reading that correctly. His experience would be much different than yours. So it’s very difficult to compare cancer treatments for different illnesses.
I’d like to introduce you to @lisal64 who also had an auto transplant for MM. Here’s one of her recent replies which will help you see how much you two have in common!
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/661858/
Regarding compression socks, when I was in the hospital on blood thinner I was also bedridden so I had to wear the automatic compression leg wraps to keep my circulation going. But for a while, I did wear some compressive socks, but not Ted stockings. And now, even though I’m not on any meds, if I’m riding long distances in a car or have to stand for long periods of time, I wear compression sleeves that go from my knee to ankle only. They’re great! Not super compressive but they are enough to keep my various veins happy.
What kind do you wear?