This has been a long cycle, since I'm getting infusions once a week for four weeks instead of twice a week for three weeks. I'll get two weeks off instead of one. It's been great for my leg fatigue although I'm still tired most of the time. But it was the stomach problems that caused so much problems this cycle.
My lack of appetite and pain got to the point that I emailed my onc for a change of meds for nausea. His nurse emailed back that it might be ulcers so I got an appointment with my primary care physician. Then my onc called and we decided to start on meds for ulcers (called an H. pylori pack) right away. Then my PCP took me off them except Prilosec and set up a consult for a stomach scope in a couple of weeks.
Somehow the stomach problems have now remedied themselves. The pains have gone and I've gotten about 75% of my appetite back. I don't know what happened. Maybe the antibiotics that I took for a couple of days helped. Maybe it was just a virus. Anyway I'm still taking the Prilosec so maybe that helps. I'm still really weak especially in my legs, but it's getting better. Let's hope it continues.
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- Allen in Decatur, Georgia
- 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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