17 years ago I was diagnosed with MM, an incurable form of blood cancer. At the time the mean survival post diagnosis was about 3 years. With new medicines available I was able to go into remissions which lasted for several years, and upon failure switched to other newer treatments which were successful. This past fall my latest remission failed and two weeks ago I was switched to another newer medicine combination. I’m thrilled to report that after only about 2 weeks my cancer has diminished to the lowest level it’s been the entire time. I’m amazed that it’s working so fast and so well as I’ve not even been through one monthly cycle of treatment yet - it’s immunotherapy not chemo. I take a pill every day and a shot once a week. Now over the years I’ve developed other issues - AFIB, pacemaker, gall bladder surgery, type 2 diabetes partly from taking dex for the MM, but I can live with all that. Now I’m looking forward to my next blood test in a few weeks to see if this beast may even disappear. There are some world class Drs. at Penn doing amazing things now to cure cancer. Thanks for indulging me as I share some good news Now if I can only get the Covid vaccine I can get on with my normal life again. I’m still waiting for my first hole in one!
edit: scheduled for the vaccine on Friday
edit: scheduled for the vaccine on Friday
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