Terry has been taking her new regimen for a few months now and is tolerating it well. We thought her next bone marrow biopsy would be at least a month away. To make a long story short, Dr. Bloom ran another test measuring Terry's light chains. No, not the type you have in your closet! Her multiple myeloma is a kappa light chain type. Her kappa free light chains have been averaging anywhere from 22.1 to 25.4. Normal should be 0.33 to 1.94. Since she has been on this new medication, Velcade, her kappa light chains have dropped to 2.74. That is a remarkable result! However the proof of the pudding is in the tasting - in this case testing. We received a message from the transplant team, that they want a bone marrow biopsy scheduled soon. If that comes back as they suspect Terry will now get her stem cell transplant the first week of December.
Now it is time to get nervous again. If you have any extra prayers left, please say one for Terry to do well in the biopsy.
Thank you all for the cards, prayers, calls, e-mails, concerns and prayers. Yes, I meant to say prayers twice.
2 comments:
Hi Terry and Dick,
Thinking of you and wishing you well during your treatment.
If there's anything I can do for you ... I have time :)
Marcia
Terry, you continue to amaze me and be a hero to me. There are a lot of people pulling and praying for you.
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