tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107951278396437262.post3358109630674393283..comments2024-02-08T05:22:14.082-06:00Comments on Myeloma Hope: Whoopee!Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03923592545983795350noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107951278396437262.post-27584172660296433182011-01-09T12:53:30.354-06:002011-01-09T12:53:30.354-06:00Don-,
found a great myeloma doc form a lab who is...Don-,<br /><br />found a great myeloma doc form a lab who is talking about 2011. Perhaps interesting for you? I would be proud if you would feature it and go deeper into it:<br /><br />http://tomasson.tumblr.com<br /><br />Thanks for your blog!!!<br /><br />PeterUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399174480823515558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107951278396437262.post-88787722590775716682010-12-21T07:52:50.380-06:002010-12-21T07:52:50.380-06:00This is pretty cool. I opened not one, but two bee...This is pretty cool. I opened not one, but two beers for you. Best, PeterUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399174480823515558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107951278396437262.post-77434633049577288272010-12-19T13:15:43.378-06:002010-12-19T13:15:43.378-06:00Hi Margaret,
As far as I know, IgG by immunofixat...Hi Margaret,<br /><br />As far as I know, IgG by immunofixation measures both the good IgG and the monoclonal IgG, so to get the good stuff you simply convert IgG and M-spike to the same units and subtract M-spike from IgG.<br /><br />Hi Feresaknit:<br /><br />I've heard that a person should only start being concerned about Zometa if they have been taking it for more than two years. By then we'll probably know more about it :-)<br /><br />Meanwhile, enjoy the anti-myeloma effect!Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03923592545983795350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107951278396437262.post-79287554348181456342010-12-19T12:50:13.306-06:002010-12-19T12:50:13.306-06:00Good news!
Having just switched to Zometa for the...Good news!<br /><br />Having just switched to Zometa for the anti-myeloma effect I'll be keeping my eye out for unusual and disabling fractures! ;D<br /><br />Further to Jerry's point I remember reading in some Myeloma UK literature about not taking echinacea - I wonder if that's for that reason.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107951278396437262.post-37389625077145718872010-12-19T11:46:25.844-06:002010-12-19T11:46:25.844-06:00I am feeling a bit dull today...so this is probabl...I am feeling a bit dull today...so this is probably a dumb question that I will live to regret ;-): How do you calculate your good IgG? Thanks!<br />Really super news, Don. And just in time for Xmas, too! I am very very happy for you. :-) Buon Natale!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385172847056220263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107951278396437262.post-41152891949165204052010-12-19T08:32:17.723-06:002010-12-19T08:32:17.723-06:00Your posts should be required reading for resident...Your posts should be required reading for residents in oncology and immunology! <br /><br />It is great good news that your numbers are back in line. <br /><br />I am not an immunologist, not even a medical student or doctor. But some time ago I had an exchange with a doctor of immunology and I suggested that all cancers seem to 'feed' on various glucogens (sp?) and that patients who reduce the load of food items that have high amounts (like white flour, sugar, white potatoes, etc.) along with significantly reducing consumption of processed foods might do better in their recovery.<br /><br />He said he was interested in this theory and was going to see if he could get funding for a clinical trial using those parameters. I don't know if he ever did - this was two years ago - but seeing your wonderful photos of what you eat, I kinda think you might be proving this theory correct.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265922352726668243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107951278396437262.post-8259784776603146692010-12-18T14:33:11.107-06:002010-12-18T14:33:11.107-06:00Hi Jerry,
I suspect that the "good" IgG...Hi Jerry,<br /><br />I suspect that the "good" IgG is actually only about 80 mg/dL, maybe a little more. Over the last 37 visits to Mayo, the average difference is 143 mg/dL.<br /><br />One of the comparisons was actually negative, though, with IgG at 1070 mg/dL and M-spike at 1.2 g/dL. I think that SPEP at Mayo Clinic may be a little too sensitive.<br /><br /><br />IgA is 37 mg/dL, and IgM is 18, about where they always are.<br /><br />One engineer to another, eh?<br /><br />DonDonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03923592545983795350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107951278396437262.post-88118474614823599482010-12-18T08:06:52.948-06:002010-12-18T08:06:52.948-06:00I wonder if the immune system triggers that cause ...I wonder if the immune system triggers that cause the immune cells to increase and increase their production of immunoglobulins also cause the cancerous immune cells (myeloma cells) to increase and increase their secretion of proteins that make the colonial immunoglobulin.<br /><br />How much of the 1080 mg/dL of IgG is your m-spike of 1.0 g/dL? Mathamatically this indicates your good IgG would only be 80 mg/dL which I don't think is true. What is the level of your IgA and IgM?Jerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08334002321240267987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107951278396437262.post-40933704720528127662010-12-18T06:59:48.329-06:002010-12-18T06:59:48.329-06:00This is great news.
I believe your diet and physi...This is great news.<br /><br />I believe your diet and physical activity also contribute to holding the MM at bay. These, in consort with your positive attitude create a formidable first line of defense that allows the pomalidomide to perform.<br /><br />Happy Holidays!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com