Yesterday we met the local (40 minutes away) oncologist. She had Doug's file from our Denver specialist but she asked lots of personal background questions, including Doug's activity level.
Because of arthritis in his knees, Doug has not been walking much; about two blocks is all he can do before his knees hurt a lot. Dr FM said Doug needs to do some kind of regular exercise to maintain his strength, especially since he will be taking a lot of dexamethasone which can lead to muscle loss. She recommended he lift some light weights (I have already tried to get him to do this) and think about getting a recumbent stationary exercise bike.
The doc also recommended Doug start taking vitamin D-3.
Doug has a neck node below his left ear. We are not sure how long it's been there. We forgot to have the Denver specialist look at it. Dr. FM wants to know what it is. (Myeloma does not go to the nodes.) So she is referring Doug to an ENT doc for biopsy. We got a phone call from the ENT office asking us to come in this afternoon, so we did. That doc felt the node and has scheduled Doug for an excisional biopsy Monday morning, to be done with local anesthesia.
The CyBorD treatments are set to start on Tuesday at the regional med center near us.
Lots is happening quickly now. We are glad to get action; it is much better than waiting.
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