Doctor KT called last night. The new numbers are in on my kappa free light chains (the key measurement of cancer cells) The news is not great. They have gone down but only 100 points instead of the 400 points that they went down last month. We knew that there is no such thing as a trend with multiple myeloma. It is erratic on each person that has it has a different disease and responds differently to the treatment. This is frustrating. I was really hoping for more but it is what I get.
We go to meet with the oncologist this afternoon. I don't know if this new news will change his recommended treatment. I am thinking that is a possibility. It is also a possibility that they'll want to speed up the timing on the BMT. We'll see.
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- Sorelegs
- 42 Year Old father of 2. Endurance athlete, cancer survivor recovering from a stem cell transplant. Living life in the Gold Country of California and working as a mortgage consultant.
6 comments:
100 points is still good. Your are still moving in the right direction this is good news.
Mike D.
I can feel and immagine your disapointment especially now that you are feeling better.
I'm praying for you and your family, stay STRONG and keep fighting.
Love, Pantani
...despite what may seem as a setback based on the numbers, i'm waiting to here about tuesday's info...
...& no matter what, keep kicking ass...you may see all this very understandably from a subjective viewpoint, but from a step back, spencer, we all see you as an ass-kicker, so keep it up...
...stay good, stay strong...
...see ya...
...ouch...here instead of hear is simply grammatical heresy...my bad...
Your numbers went down because there are less cancer cells left to kill!!!!!! You ARE doing it; You are kicking ass here so let's keep it moving in the right direction. I think the numbers are awesome-keep em coming.
love hilde
Spence,
Woo hoo on numbers going down! Yeah, we all wanted to see them doubled of course, but we'll take anything we can get! You are both amazing in your fight against this thing, and you are winning.
love all four of you,
H
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