My dog is still missing. I hope that she’s safe and warm in someone’s home, and not out in the elements. I miss her very much. I hope she’ll find her way home soon. It seems as though the entire town is looking for her. Even the local postal carriers [...]
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I’m finally home. I found out that while I was gone, my dog got out from the house where she was staying and has not been seen since Monday morning. I’m very sad and worried. The weather here has been terrible. My brothers have been searching for her the last three [...]
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For those people out there who spam weblogs: This one notifies me when any comments are posted, so I’m just going to delete your spam right away. Don’t waste your time and mine by even bothering to spam my blog. Go get a real job, if anyone will even hire you.
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I am at a motel near RDU. I got stuck in FL (not too bad) for an extra day too! The roads are just too icy here to make the drive home, but it’ll be better tomorrow. It’s so nice to be back in NC, where everything doesn’t cost a fortune and [...]
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Florida drivers are really heavy-handed when it comes to the use of the car horn. I haven’t heard so much use of the horn since I was in NYC. What’s the deal? I thought the pace of life here was supposed to be relaxed!
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The bad weather in NC has me stuck in FL now! Not so bad, since it’s 81 degrees now. Only 24 in NC. I still have a cold too. I did buy some masks to wear on the flight home.
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I’m here near Ft Lauderdale, FL to attend the IMF Conference. I must have picked up a virus on the plane though. I spent the afternoon and evening in bed, missing the afternoon’s events. I’m going to wear a mask on the flights home, that’s for sure. I bought some [...]
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Beth–
My name is Leigh and I live in Cary, NC. My mom was diagnosed with MM in September. Stage III, but the doctors won’t say A or B. We initially went to Duke, also; I wanted my mom to see the “the very best.” I bet I know which oncologist you [...]
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Tomorrow morning I’m leaving for Florida to attend my first IMF patient seminar. I’ll take good notes and report anything new I hear here!
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What causes hyperviscosity in MM? A list member provided an excellent explanation:
The hyperviscosity seen in myeloma and Waldenstrom’s is not due to the number of cells but the amount of protein in the plasma. Proteins do not dissolve in a solution; they form a colloid. the more protein in a liquid the more likely [...]
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If it seems like I’m obsessed with junk email, it’s because I am. I’ve seen what it can do to a server and a network. My company uses filtering to weed out pretty much all the junk mail that comes in, but we’ve had to invest a small fortune in the equipment and [...]
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Meditation is good for us, studies have shown. How does one meditate? I had no clue, so I did some searching on the web. I found a guided meditation that relaxes me HERE
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It’s been about a year since I learned I have multiple myeloma.
If I had done exactly as the doctor at Duke wanted me to do, I’d have started either VAD or VDD (clinical trial) back in February of 2003, and proceeded directly to an auto SCT. I would think that my SCT would have [...]
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Vegetables that prevent may ultimately cure some cancers
College Station, Texas
January 6, 2004
AgNews
Texas A&M University Agriculture Program
Writer: Kathleen Phillips
Broccoli, cabbage, turnips and mustard greens. A dose a day keeps most cancers away.
But for those who develop cancer, the same vegetables may ultimately produce the cure. Research at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station has led [...]
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From my recent experience with testing my blood at various times of the day while on dex, it looks like the best course of action for me is to stay away from carbs. I already don’t use sugar, but one thing that’s easy to forget is that carbs turn into sugar. Simple carbs, [...]
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My doctor said that Revimid (www.celgene.com) will soon be approved for use with Myelodysplastic Syndromes. This means that it can be prescribed off label for MM patients, just as Thalomid now is. Revimid works in much the same way as Thalomid, but without the PN and constipation. There are other side effects [...]
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I have some new labs uploaded: http://www.coprolite.net/MM/Labs/UNCLab_31_December_2003.html. The IgA has gone down a little, and the IgG has gone up! I’m getting close to normal!
I bought a blood glucose monitor today. My monthly random blood glucose is always normal, but I’m interested in what dex is doing to my blood glucose. [...]
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Chemo-Stem Cell Combo Fights Myeloma - AP
Wed Dec 24, 5:04 PM ET
An unusually intensive assault on the cancer multiple myeloma — using two rounds of high-dose chemotherapy followed each time by a stem cell transplant — appears to double patients’ long-term chances of survival, a study found.
Although the approach is not a cure, [...]
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