She is 57 and broke a hip caused by MM. All of her numbers were good except kappa M protein. Good health otherwise and active.
I have not had chemo. My dr has me on immunotherapy drugs and I am doing fine. Hopefully she will do as well. With this disease she really should see someone who specializes in MM as a normal oncologist only sees about 1% of MM in his practice.
MM chemo is different from other forms of cancer chemo. These are drugs (pills) that target the abnormal plasma cells and kill them. There’s also injections that are given in the stomach area. These are not harsh drugs that cause nausea or your hair to fall out and are often well tolerated.
The plasma protein is low, but MM can do crazy things very quickly. It's always her choice as to treatment.
I have been doing fine with immunotherapy also.
She has no bone lesions. She had a PET scan but is was found from doing a bone marrow test. She is seeing an oncologist. The plasma 10-15 percent