Is Multiple Myeloma Curable?

Hi Tim-

I will send the Pre-MM CC introduction and nutrition guides to your email address. The bottom line is that there are a number of evidence-based but non-conventional, non-toxic therapies shown to reduce the risk of a full MM diagnosis.

It is possible to measure the risk of your symptoms (nerve pain, bone damage, kidney damage) as well as your risk of progression to MM by your freelight chains and immunoglobulins. These are two tests that your oncologist did.

Let me know if you have any questions.

David Emerson

Hi Mike-

While I can’t elaborate on Skye’s stem cell transplant, I can say that my own transplant did little for me other than leave me with many short, long-term and late stage side effects. Further, short, long-term and late stage side effects are pretty well documented for newly diagnosed MMers like yourself.

The MM Cancer Coaching program documents, through my experience and dozens of studies, who MMers can combine toxic chemotherapy regimens (Ninlaro, Velcade, Dex. etc.) with Integrative therapies, Complementary therapies and lifestyle therapie all shown to support MMers.

Let me know if you have any other questions. Hang in there,

David Emerson

Hi Skye-
I am sorry to read of your MM diagnosis. Keep in mind however that the single most important prognostic factor for all MMers is age at diagnosis. At 43, you are young. No guarantees of course but this is good.

Now, on to more detailed info. Bone health. Bisphosphonates are the class of therapies that are FDA approved to harden bones. Zometa is a bisphosphonate therapy. The risk of side effects for this therapy is quite low. Keep taking Zometa and continue to take blood tests.

Regarding your MM. Do you know if you were diagnosed with any genetic abnormalities? Chromosome deletions? This may affect your prognosis.

Regarding your induction therapy (chemo before your ASCT) do you know where your MM was and do you know where you ended up before your ASCT? If you don’t know your monoclonal protein or m-spike, for instance, no problem.

Has you oncologist talked about “low-dose maintenance therapy?” We can discuss this if you would like to know more.

Conventionally speaking (FDA therapies) there is nothing for you to do to increase the length/depth of your remission. However I believe my own 18 year remission is due to evidence-based, non-toxic therapies such as nutrition, supplementation, bone health and lifestyle therapies. Therapies that I take, do, follow, etc. daily, weekly, etc. All based on research. Not FDA approved, but based on research.

The bottom line Skye, is that I believe you have good reason to experience a long remission (s) by combining the best of both conventional and evidence-based, non-conventional therapies. I am both a long-term MMer and MM cancer coach.

Please watch the free webinar posted on the right hand side of the blog post “Can You Cure…” and let me know if you have any questions.

Hang in there,

David Emerson

Hi Sheila-

I am sorry to read of your husband’s health situation. Several things. Depending on his stage I encourage you and your husband to consider both conventional (FDA approved) and evidence-based non-conventional therapies. The evidence-based non-conventional therapies that I do as a long-term MMer myself is a spectrum of nutrition, supplements, bone health, lifestyle and mind-body therapies.

Please contact me once your husband is staged.

Thank you,

David Emerson

Hi Richard-

I am sorry to read of your girlfriend’s MM diagnosis. While a cancer diagnosis at such a young age is difficult please assure your girlfriend that MM has a long and growing list of both conventional (FDA approved) and non-conventional therapies. I have a little insight into a MM diagnosis at a young age as my own diagnosis was at 34. Ironically our young age is an asset with MM. All survival statistics are based on the average age of MMs which is 65-67.

I don’t mean to sound nosey but I need a bit more info to get a handle on your girlfriend’s situation. What was her stage at diagnosis (!,2 or 3)? Do you know any of her blood specifics such as her m-spike, albumin, etc?

Is she experiencing any symptoms such as bone pain, anemia (tiredness) or kidney damage? Is she considering undergoing chemotherapy as induction therapy or as an autologous stem cell transplant? I don’t mean to jump ahead but I recommend holding off on chemo or radiation right now only because this treatment may affect her ability to bear children.

All therapies have pro’s and cons. My role as a MM survivor and MM cancer coach is to convey your therapy choices and their pros and cons in a completely unbiased manner.

Let me know. Hang in there.

David Emerson