Have hit the bottom and am ever so slightly creeping back up now. White count today was 0.03...very, very low but higher, after all, than 0.02. Platelets were only 16 so they gave me more. They are getting ready to give me a unit of blood, although I'm not yet in need of it. Otherwise chemistry looks good. CRP is 11.6, which is where it was yesterday...we anticipate a rise in this and a low-grade fever as blood counts go up. Hopefully in 3-4 days I'll be back to normal. Need to get there in two days to tie my fellow Myeloma patient blog reader who made it in 10! :)
Feeling pretty good other than just very tired. No more GI issues (actually been about three days), thank God! Now my only side effect is exhaustion -- and I can manage with that just fine.
Be well everyone!
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I created this blog so that I, and others, can track the progress of my Multiple Myeloma and my efforts to combat it. I am blessed to have my family and many good friends to help me defeat this and if you are reading this, you are likely included in that group. Thanks for your support -- with it, I will beat this. So for your edification and perhaps even amusement, read on!
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This blog lists its entries in reverse chronological order -- that is, the most recent entry is shown on top. The rest of the entries are archived in the list on the right. To start at the beginning, click on the earliest date, which will show the blogs written on that date. Click on the first blog, and keep reading.
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We've got a lot of posts in here now, folks! I thought some people might benefit from some help getting to the good stuff, so to speak. There's a search bar above which will find stuff in the blog for you. I also have the following timeline to add to help you sort through the posts to get to what you're interested in.
Late 2008 through mid February 2009 - Diagnosis, discussion of treatment options, and the decision to go to Arkansas for treatment
Late February 2009 - treatment begins: first round of chemo
March 2009 - the infamous broken back, dilaudid nightmare
April 5th 2009 - first transplant
May 24th 2009 - second transplant
July 15th 2009 - consolidation chemo
Shortly thereafter, remission achieved
September 2009 onward -- maintenance therapy and ongoing learnings
