End of Remission

This afternoon Dr. Myers, the oncologist called. He said that he was musing on Doug's hip pain, and went back and looked closely at Doug's blood work. While it is correct that there is no sign of MM spike, the lab tests show a slow rise in light chains. "Light chain disorder" is what Dr. Myers calls it. He consulted with Dr. Matous, a MM expert who was Doug's stem cell transplant physician in Denver.  Dr. Myers explained that Light Chain Disorder is a cousin of Multiple Myeloma, and is now "rearing its ugly head". So the cancer is back. Quite a shock, after being told just a week ago that Doug was still in remission.
Both docs think Doug needs to go back on Revlimid - the drug that helped so much in the very beginning.

We will keep the appointment to see the orthopod tomorrow, as something needs to be done regarding the hip area. Not only to relieve pain, but also to prevent possible fractures, which could happen because of the bone lesions.

So it seems the merry-go-round is starting. All we can do is take it one step at a time, and trust the Lord to guide us.