Generic Revlimid
Generic Revlamid, or generic lenalidomide is coming, but it may not help as much as cancer patients would hope. Revlimid is the brand name for the drug lenalidomide. Revlimid is a key drug for the the treatment of multiple myeloma. Until recently, Revlimid was produced by Celgene. However, Bristol Myers Squibb spent over $70 billion … Read more
Best Multiple Myeloma Specialists Doctors
OK. You’ve been diagnosed with multiple myeloma. Chances are you got thrown to a random multiple myeloma doctor for your myeloma diagnosis. But, now you’re thinking, “how do I know you have the right myeloma doctor for me?” Multiple Myeloma Doctors Near Me Unfortunately, you may be limited to the best multiple myeloma specialists near … Read more
229 lbs
Damn. That hit hard. The nurse re-weighed me. They had to remix my infusion to match my body weight. Ouch. Multiple Myeloma Weight Gain There are lots of ways to gain weight because of multiple myeloma. Dexamethasone is a steroid. If you weren’t using it to cure cancer, you might be using it to gain … Read more
My Elotuzumab Regimen
My Myeloma History For those of you who haven’t followed along from the beginning, let me explain how we got to elotuzumab treatment. No. There is too much. Let me sum up. Once upon a time (2018) I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma when my chiropractor sent me for x-rays after months of me complaining … Read more
Latest Multiple Myeloma Research Guide
This article is in progress as I put together resources on the latest multiple myeloma (MM) research for patients. This article represents advanced information about multiple myeloma for patients and care-givers that already understand the basics of multiple myeloma. If you were just diagnosed with multiple myeloma, or otherwise are new to MM, then I … Read more
Why Flying Will Give You Covid, Probably
I wasn’t going to write this article, but my brain won’t stop writing it in my head whenever I stop moving for a second. So. I’m going to write it, so my brain can do something cooler. Why The Airport Can Give You Covid Alright, let’s start with the basics. There are a lot of … Read more
Weight Gain After Stem Cell Transplant
My oncologist said this would happen. More specifically, he predicted this would happen following my autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT or just SCT). At my 100-day post-stem cell transplant appointment, conducted as a virtual appointment thanks to coronavirus (we weren’t calling it Covid yet), my oncologist said, “Let me tell you what is going to … Read more
Elotuzumab Multiple Myeloma
Empliciti is the brand name for elotuzumab. (*Adds elotuzumab and empliciti to autocorrect dictionary*) I will be using elotuzumab and Empliciti interchangeably so that I can focus on facts and not what elotuzumab is called. I will be taking elotuzumab soon, so it is time to review elotuzumab and look at potential elotuzumab side effects … Read more
GoodRx Works – A Review
GoodRx works to get a cheaper price on prescriptions. OK, look. I’m a skeptic. I write a personal finance blog about financial independence, and one of the key things I do is analyze the fine print to find the gotchas. Things are almost never what they seem, and there is always a catch somewhere. As … Read more