There’s been a new addition to my family, and his name is Buddy. He’s a collie mix, with some really obvious collie features. I’m not sure what the other ingredients are. His head reminds me of the shape of a golden retriever or lab. I got him from the Collie Rescue [...]
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On Wednesday, I had a full skeletal survey done. It’s different than the first one I had about a year ago. At UNC they don’t do the ribs, but they do all the leg & arm bones, including wrists (but not hands & feet). It’s my understanding that myeloma likes to affect [...]
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I put an awful lot of trust in my doctors, but I realize that they’re only human. They see hundreds of patients, and probably don’t think about me much after they leave the exam room. I take it upon myself to find out as much about my disease and its treatments as I [...]
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I called an animal communicator today. She has helped others in the collie community to find their lost dogs. It was sad for me, because she had a feeling that my dog may not still be alive. Normally, she can communicate with an animal. With Collie, there was nothing. She [...]
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New discovery may lead to therapy for incurable blood cancer
A recent finding may lead to new treatments for multiple myeloma, an incurable cancer of immune cells called plasma cells that are present in the blood and bone marrow. The research, published in the February issue of Cancer Cell, reveals a frequent and common abnormal cellular [...]
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I had some x-rays today to rule out a sinus infection. About 2 weeks ago I had 5 days of Levaquin, and thought I was getting better. I still had headaches though, and really sore teeth on my left side (uppers). I learned that this can be the result of a sinus [...]
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Dr. Kyle, from the Mayo Clinic (read about Dr. Kyle here), was one of the MM specialists at the recent IMF patient & family seminar. Dr. Kyle’s opinion is that overall survival is the same whether a stem cell transplant is performed late or early.
I understand that some people don’t have a [...]
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I’m someone who has a problem with static electricity. No matter what time of year it is. I get shocked when I touch my mailbox, television, car door, or just about anything capable of carrying a charge. I don’t know why this is, or what can be done about it. I’m [...]
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I’ve been taking Thalomid for 10 months now, and have experienced some peripheral neuropathy. It’s to a point where I know I don’t want it to get any worse, so I’ve made a decision to stop it. I stayed on a low dose of just 50 mg/day for the entire time, hoping that [...]
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Argh. I’m still sick. I think I’m about at the end of this cold thing though. It’s to that coughing stage now.
I still haven’t found my dog. Ads have been running in the local paper and should be a mailer for the next few weeks too. I did [...]
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I’m still sick. Yesterday my doc called in an rx for Levaquin, an antibiotic, for me. We suspect I have a sinus infection. There were lots of scary interaction precautions with Coumadin, so I have an appointment on Friday to have my INR checked again. The antibiotic is for 5 days. [...]
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I had some pretty severe rage this week. In the aftermath of losing my dog, I took a lot of anger out on my family. I told my brother I wanted him to leave and not come back. He did leave. I don’t know if I can forgive him.
I have [...]
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