From Mission Control - All Systems Nominal

Sunshine mentioned that it's like we're orbiting earth, getting a systems report from Mission Control once every 28 days. Although there's no reason to expect anything wrong, it's always a possibility. Happily, we have good news again today, at the end of our 56th orbit on the miracle drug pomalidomide.

IgG is down for the third cycle in a row, this time down from 1140 to 998 mg/dL, about 12% lower. Similarly, M-spike is down from 1.1 to 1.0 g/dL, about 9% lower. Lambda light chains did go up a bit, and the ratio went down, but I'm not sure what that means, nor is the doctor, so we're not worrying about it.

Most-Recent Test Results:

Test		Apr 04		May 04		May 29		Jun 29		Remarks
M-spike g/dL		1.1		1.1		1.1		1.0		\ Tumor marker down
IgG mg/dL		1290		1210		1140		998		/ Tumor marker down
Lambda mg/dL		2.24		2.75		2.53		3.11		L free light chains
Calcium mg/dL		9.6		10.0		9.7		10.2		A little high
Creatinine mg/dL		1.2		1.0		1.2		1.0		Kidney, OK
HGB g/dL		14.6		15.6		15.7		14.7		Hemoglobin, OK
RBC M/uL		4.08		4.31		4.37		4.15		Red cells, a little low
WBC K/uL		6.1		5.3		4.6		4.9		White cells, OK
ANC K/uL		1.50		2.70		1.80		2.30		Neutrophils, OK

Related Links:

My Myeloma		A discussion of my myeloma, not very technical.
My Treatment History		Not technical.
My Test Charts		Graphic displays of several key test results over time.
My Test Result Table		Somewhat technical. Best with a wide browser window.
My Supplement Regimen		With links to where I buy them.

Summer supper, tonight's dinner: Chicken leg, squash, sweet potatoes, onions, legacy tomatoes, mustard, all organic: