Hoist a Pint
Thursday, August 23, 2012:

At the end of the 58th 28-day cycle of the pomalidomide (CC-4047) study, my myeloma markers remain stable. IgG went up 8% to 1180 mg/dL, but M-spike remained constant at 1.0 g/dL (1000 mg/dL). Lambda free light chains increased a little, while kappa chains decreased a bit, but both were well within the range that we have observed in recent cycles on the study. Basically, the measurements are all within their recent envelopes, so there is no change.

I recently heard from a woman who just lost her husband to myeloma. He and she had done their best, trying every possible therapy before his myeloma finally overwhelmed them all. In celebration of his life, she said "Raise a pint for George."

I have done that. Tonight I've raised another pint to celebrate one more month that my own tiger remains in its cage. If you are inclined to hoist one too, please be my guest.

Most-Recent Test Results:

Test		May 29		Jun 29		Jul 26		Aug 23		Remarks
M-spike g/dL		1.1		1.0		1.0		1.0		\ Tumor marker no change
IgG mg/dL		1140		998		1090		1180		/ Tumor marker up slightly
Lambda mg/dL		2.53		3.11		2.30		2.72		L free light chains
Calcium mg/dL		9.7		10.2		9.7		9.6		Great
Creatinine mg/dL		1.2		1.0		1.1		1.0		Kidney, OK
HGB g/dL		15.7		14.7		14.5		14.5		Hemoglobin, OK
RBC M/uL		4.37		4.15		4.05		4.09		Red cells, a little low
WBC K/uL		4.6		4.9		4.9		4.3		White cells, OK
ANC K/uL		1.80		2.30		2.20		1.90		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.