This first cycle has been completely uneventful, thank goodness. The infusion consists of a bag of saline solution and a quick shot of Velcade into the catheter; no sweat.
I looked at some other myeloma blogs and other sources and it looks like the main concern will be peripheral neuropathy, where my feet and hands will start going numb or become painful. I've got a little numbness now in my toes from the earlier Revlimid I think, but it's no problem. I've been warned to let the onc know as soon as it starts to spread so they can reduce the dosage.
It seems that the side effects of Velcade start about the third or fourth cycle as it accumulates. Maybe it won't be too rough...
Cycle 2 starts Monday.
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- Although this is a Myeloma-focused blog, you may be interested in knowing that this is not my first battle with the Monster. In 2001, at age 55, I was diagnosed with Advanced Prostate Cancer. That means metastatic, incurable but not untreatable, quality of life damaging, potentially fatal Prostate Cancer. So I've already been through the shock of figuring out that life will end, it's just a matter of when. Now the battle is on, facing two fronts. The PC has been under control although it's starting to reemerge a little recently. The MM is harder to control. If you're taking bets, I'd go with the MM. Just don't expect a payoff anytime soon...
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