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Long-Covid Supplementation-
When I titled this post I wasn’t sure if I was writing about long-covid supplementation or complementary long-covid therapies. I think you’ll get the idea once you read the post below. Especially
Continue readingMyeloma – Bone Health – Probiotics-
“Recent studies demonstrate that the GM (gut microbiota) is also a regulator of bone mass (bone health) and it is proposed that the effect of the GM on bone mass is mediated via effects on the immune
Continue readingManaging my Aortic Aneurysm
I have an aortic aneurysm. I’m not sure where it came from but since I was diagnosed with chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy, I have developed a healthy skepticism about the cardiotoxicity of all
Continue readingAvascular Necrosis Breakthrough
Does the article linked below signal an avascular necrosis breakthrough? I believe so. Let me explain. I am a long-term cancer survivor. I developed avascular necrosis fully 20 years after the administration
Continue readingMyeloma Chemotherapy Kills
“They found that 14 drug trial reports did not include data on SAE s, 22 presented no data on serious events, and two presented no data on deaths (FAE)“ Don’t expect your oncologist to
Continue readingComplementary Blood Pressure Therapies
Complementary blood pressure therapies are the solution to the problem discussed below. In short, conventional heart medications all have side effects such as difficulty achieving an erection, weight gain,
Continue readingMyeloma Antioxidants- Yes or No?
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Continue readingBeta Blocker Side Effects
Beta-Blocker (BB) therapy was associated with significant absolute annual increases in risks of hypotension, dizziness, and bradycardia… as well as significant reductions in all-cause mortality,
Continue readingNasal Irrigation SARS-CoV-2 infection-
Though I have been vaccinated for the SARS-Cov-2 infection, I think it is possible that I can get the virus, pretty much at any time… regardless. Let’s be honest with ourselves. All manner
Continue readingLynch Syndrome- What to know
Have you discovered that you have Lynch Syndrome and have an increased risk of several different types of cancer? Though I do not have Lynch Syndrome I do live with an increased risk of many different
Continue readingASCT- Permanent Myelosuppression?
Permanent Myelosuppression caused by high-dose, aggressive treatment of an autologous stem cell transplant happens. The challenge is that it is impossible to determine how often ASCT caused permanent bone
Continue readingMyeloma- Normalize K/L Ratio, Plasma cells
Many, if not all pre-myeloma as well as full myeloma patients would love to normalize their K/L ratio, reduce their plasma cells growing out-of-control in their bone marrow and improve impaired kidney
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