http://myelomablog.com/2006/12/24/another-year/ Ramblings and rants about my life, including my myeloma experiences. (Since 2003) Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:09:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-RC1-10015 hourly 1 http://myelomablog.com/2006/12/24/another-year/comment-page-1/#comment-2787 chapbin Thu, 28 Dec 2006 00:58:14 +0000 http://www.myelomablog.com/?p=574#comment-2787 Dear Beth, During steroid treatment I had the Jack in The Box Head but it went away fairly soon after I stopped taking them. As to the weight gain, I put on 45 pounds before chemo and lost 40 of the first 2 weeks after chemo and SCT. So I think it might be best to carry a little extra weight into chemo because so much can be lost so fast. My transplant was not all that bad. I only had one and I guess now the standard treatment is two. But that was 2 1/2 years ago and the treatments change so fast its hard to keep up. Good luck with it all, I had my SCT 2 1/2 years ago and have had no treatments since then, just monthly blood work. Dear Beth,
During steroid treatment I had the Jack in The Box Head but it went away fairly soon after I stopped taking them. As to the weight gain, I put on 45 pounds before chemo and lost 40 of the first 2 weeks after chemo and SCT. So I think it might be best to carry a little extra weight into chemo because so much can be lost so fast. My transplant was not all that bad. I only had one and I guess now the standard treatment is two. But that was 2 1/2 years ago and the treatments change so fast its hard to keep up. Good luck with it all, I had my SCT 2 1/2 years ago and have had no treatments since then, just monthly blood work.

]]> http://myelomablog.com/2006/12/24/another-year/comment-page-1/#comment-2769 Gina Wed, 27 Dec 2006 03:35:29 +0000 http://www.myelomablog.com/?p=574#comment-2769 Hi Beth- Weight to lose is to your advantage in some cases - don't sweat it! You are beautiful! Velcade has been part of mom's chemo for 4-5 treatments and she is experiencing what we understand to be temporary neuropathy. Some short term dizziness/blackouts. No other side effects. Everyone's treatments are as unique as their thumbprint, so, keep moving forward. g Hi Beth-
Weight to lose is to your advantage in some cases - don’t sweat it!
You are beautiful!
Velcade has been part of mom’s chemo for 4-5 treatments and she is experiencing what we understand to be temporary neuropathy. Some short term dizziness/blackouts.
No other side effects.
Everyone’s treatments are as unique as their thumbprint, so, keep moving forward.
g

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