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I'm +16 Days After My Transplant. Anyone Else Get Tired Easily And Want To Sleep?
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A MyMyelomaTeam Member

People check your dates before replying! You may be replying to a five year old question! Granted an old answer may still be helpful to others, however note that it was an older question!

I Was On Carfilzomib + Dexa Chemo. It Responded For 16 Months. Now Not Responding. Is There Any Chance That This Chemo Medicine Work Again.
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They will probably want to switch you to another of the novel agents💕🥰

Maintenance- Doctor Has Me On Revlimid 15mg-21days, Is That A Normal Amount When Starting? 1st Day Cycle Dara And 20mg Dex. My 2nd Month.
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Thanks everyone- we will see how it goes. I’d rather have lowest dose possible. So far- still sitting at 0.02 for second month of maintenance. 🙏 it holds

How To In Your Hgb Due To High Dose Of Revlime
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They switched me to Pomalyst pretty early on. I had two bouts of pneumonia. Counts took a hit. Plus I didn't respond that great to Revlimid. I'm still on Pomalyst 7 years later😉🌻🐣

How Is It Determined When The Sct Will Be Done?
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This will be my husband second sct so they are already harvested and that should speed up the process Thank you for the answers

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This May will be 3 years since my diagnosis. At last check I was in a very good partial remission. I’ve never had a SCT, although the stem cells have been harvested. Everyone is so different with… read more

My Brother Had Agressive MM. He Went For 4 Chemo Session Then SCT And Then Another 4chemo Session. What His Chances Of Going In Remission?
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His latest PET CT showing activity.. there is minor increase from last. The doctor is suggesting to continue another 3 more chemo. Does anyone faced similar situation? Did anyone tried any other line of treatment?

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@A MyMyelomaTeam Member I sense slight panic and bewilderment in your thoughts and writings. Please do not worry and relax. Since I am the honorary consigliere of the South Philadelphia Mafiosi I will… read more

How Do Cigarettes Affect Multiple Myeloma? I Was Diagnosed In Oct I'm Down To Two A Day. Working On That. It's Really Hard.
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I don’t know if smoking can affect MM but I do know some people have shortness of breath.So I don’t imagine smoking isn’t good for MM . I had pneumonia twice now they say I have COPD I use to smoke… read more

Do Most Practices Have On-call Doctors For After Hour Support/medical Advice?
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We are new to MM therapy. My husband is suffering with incessant hiccups and started to run a fever of 101.5. I looked in the guidebook from oncologists office and it says to call the office and answering service will forward to oncall doctor. We call on a Saturday and the person answering the phone says "there is no one available to help, call back Monday". We call twice on Saturday and get same response. Hmmm... So does he take his revlimid if he is running a fever? What do we do about the… read more

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Thanks for the reassurance that this is standard practice. They have 16 doctors and 9 advanced practice nurses. You would think that covering call would not be overly burdensome on any one

Should Stem Cell Transplant At Almost 69 Be The Way To Go, Or Should I Look At A Different Alternative . I’ve Was Diagnosed 10/02 2023.
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Since I had colon cancer and chemo back in 2000, along with my problems with my right hip, my risks were more than I was willing to take. My STC and Hematologist agree that newer drug therapies are… read more

Hello I Have A Question. Does The Pain Get Better After Treatment Is Finished??
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My husband was diagnosed with stage three multiple myeloma in early June He started treatment in July. He is still in so much pain and so tired all the time. Does the pain get better when treatment is complete?

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Thanks for the answer Mark. Gives me hope.