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My Oncologist wants me to see my Cardiologist to see if I need the surgery to clear the plack. I am afraid of having a stroke from the surgery.
Hold that thought! I will surely ask about the bone tumor involvement/palliative care. and if that is what I have. So far I've been told it was bone marrow. This opens more questions for me to ask… read more
If you are on Medicare and take these medications, what is covered? Do you have straight Medicare, Medicare with a Supplement or Medicare Advantage? Whatever details and information you can provide would be extremely helpful.
Please trust the previous Posts - An Advantage Plan greatly limits your ability to get the treatment you need. It's an HMO. I have a friend that his dad was ignored for 6 months and not given access… read more
I know no one knows the exact cause, and it’s probably from a combination of factors, but I can’t help but wonder!
I was just asked at our Cancer clinic if i was exposed to second hand smoke... that I was in abundance as a kid. Makes you wonder if that also could have played a part in the damaged DNA?
I loved in Sarasota back in the 70 love it there drive thru recently it sure has changed
I’m really struggling with taking 20 mg of Dexamethasone weekly. It’s 50 degrees here and I’m sweating like I’m in the Caribbean…. Can anyone explain why we need to take all the dex in one day? I wish we could take 1 a day for 5 days…. Thanks in advance for any suggestions…. I have no idea if this will be my maintenance therapy for the rest of my life but it’s not a great maintenance plan for me…
It’s been so long since I’ve taken Dexamethasone I can’t remember how it affected me the only thing I do remember is that it gave me insomnia the night after I took it.
Yes! Most get infection during Scot recovery, my doc told me 10 % die. Don't know if its true but several ended up in icy I do know
Sounds like a lot. Sure is a mouthful. Anyone else have this as a starter? Kappa light chain issue
This is a common regimen for induction therapy, and it works for many of us, including me!
My white blood cell count has been low and I've received an IVIG infusion and also a couple of shots to boost the numbers. The number continues to be low so now they are taking me off Lenalidomide (Revlimid) for a month to see what happens with the count. This is during my maintenance after receiving an autologous bone marrow transplant. Of course my stress level has increased as to what else it could be if the numbers don't increase during this month off. Just wondering if anyone has gone… read more
Under the Veterans PactAct signed into law myeloma is included.
I have 100% disability with Va. agent orange.