Remission II still holding

Doug is still in remission! His Lambda light chains are within normal limits.
 He relapsed in November 2011, and went into his second remission in January 2012. So it has been a whole year of remission! Wow.

He still gets Zometa every 3 months for bone strength, since he has known bone lesions. His ANC was 1.9 last week, which is good for him, so he can stay on the Revlimid 5 mg every other day. He will only need a blood draw every 3 months; that is good news for his veins. He will get the Zometa and a CBC and the MM panel in one needle stick.

We have been living a normal lifestyle - that seems amazing to me.

The oncologist said that if Doug has any fevers, he will need a CBC blood test to make sure he has enough white cells to fight infection.
So far we have both evaded the flu, which is a huge blessing.

I can almost forget that my husband has cancer. Almost, but not quite. It is lurking in the background, but we don't focus on it. We trust in God.

Love to all.


"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." Romans 15:13