HELLO AGAIN, I WANT TO TELL EVERYONE THAT THALIDOMIDE SEEMS TO BE HELPING MY FATHER WONDERFULLY, HE IS FINALLY GETTING BACK TO BEING HIMSELF AFTER A HORRIBLE THREE MONTHS. HE DID VAD TWO CYCLES AND SPENT A GOOD MONTH AND A HALF IN THE HOSPITAL AND WAS TOTALLY A MESS, HE STARTED TAKING THALIDOMIDE ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO AND HIS PROTEIN/CALCIUM? REDUCED TO HALF AND HE CURRENTLY HAS VERY FEW OR NO MYELOMA CELLS PRESENT IN HIS BODY, THERE IS A DOWN SIDE THOUGH, HE IS ON DIALYSIS 3X PER WEEK, THE KIDNEYS ARE FAILING DUE TO THE MM, BUT THEY ARE STILL THINKING THEY MAY PULL THROUGH.WE ARE HOPING AND PRAYING, EVERYONE DON'T GIVE UP, ASK FOR THE NEWEST TREATMENTS, VELCADE IS NOW APPROVED, THAT IS SUPPOSE TO BE GOOD TOO. A COULD SAY THAT I THOUGHT MY DAD WAS HELPLESS A MONTH AGO AND NOW HE IS GREAT.. KIMD
