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ReplyIn January of 2017, I was in a stressful situation. I didn’t eat or sleep much at all and my immune system went down. A few months later in April I discovered I had Multiple Myeloma as well as Thyroid and colon cancer, all this discovered in april. Is there a link with my stress in January and beyond and the development of the Myeloma?
ReplyHi Diane,
While the link is not well understood or well researched, yes, there is a link between stress and cancer. MM being a cancer of the immune system, it is most often linked with depressed immune function. To be specific, stress causes increased blood levels of cortisol when then makes the body more susceptible to cancer.
I encourage you to add those therapies shown to enhance your immune function- nutrition, exercise, sleep, nutritional supplementation.
Further, I encourage you to employ those conventional (FDA approved) therapies that will reduce or debulk your cancers in order to give your immune system a fighting chance.
Let me know if you have any questions.
David Emerson
ReplyI seem to be making bad decisions
Is this part of having myeloma
Did you have stem cell treatment
Hi Linda-
Yes, a MM diagnosis requires learning a dizzying amount of info about therapies, side effects, oncology, etc. Do not fault yourself for making bad decisions as you say.
One of my own bad decisions was to have an autologous stem cell transplant. I was in remission for less than a year. I developed chemo-induced heart, brain and nerve damage in the insuing years. Bad decision…
What is your current MM status? Are you in or out of remission? What symptoms are you experiencing?
Hang in there,
David Emerson
ReplyI have been in remission from MM for about a year and all seemed to be going well until a month ago when depression took over my life and all I want to do is stay in bed all day. I have been hoping to come out of it an Are on many medications that aren’t helping. Any suggestions-Thanks
Dale
Hi Dale,
I am sorry to learn of your MM diagnosis as well as your depression. Yes, taking many medications probably don’t help. I will email the MM cancer coaching guide about mind-body therapies for MMers. The only other advice I can give a fellow MMer is about my own lifestyle therapies that make me feel good as well as help me remain in CR from my MM- daily moderate exercise, nutrition, supplementation, detoxification, etc.
I am emailing the mind-body guide now. Hang in there,
David Emerson
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