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Living w/ Congestive Heart Failure
“Although there is no cure for congestive heart failure, it’s important to manage the condition with medication and lifestyle changes to prevent it from worsening.” I disagree with the Everyday
Continue readingPrevent, Slow Dementia
Prevent, slow dementia? I am a long-term cancer survivor who has struggled with a side effect called chemo brain for years. Based on my research and experience chemo brain is a due to inflammation from
Continue readingMyeloma Clinical Trials Misleading
Myeloma clinical trials being misleading compared to real life outcomes should not come as a surprise to anyone. Numerous studies conclude that “stringent inclusion criteria” gives a false
Continue readingAtrial Fibrillation in Lung Cancer
Atrial fibrillation in lung cancer is a serious long term side effect. And it should come as no surprise that radiation therapy increases the risk of atrial fibrillation (Afib) in lung cancer patients.
Continue readingInsomnia & Heart Disease
According to research, insomnia increases the risk of heart disease. In fact, insomnia can cause a number of health problems. It is important therefore, to understand the possible problems that can result
Continue readingTop Questions for your Cardiologist
I didn’t ask any of the questions listed below when I met with a cardiologist. I was diagnosed with chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy in late December of 2010. I have lived with cancer since my
Continue readingHealth Benefits of Olive Oil
The health benefits of olive oil are many. Not only does olive oil kill my cancer, multiple myeloma, but it helps my chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy, helps my chemobrain, and helps my skin repair chemotherapy-induced
Continue readingLong-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 readingChronic Pain Therapies-
I am an authority on chronic pain therapies. I say this because I live with many different long-term and late stage side effects from aggressive cancer therapies that have resulted in different types of
Continue readingNeuropathic Pain Therapy-
I am listing neuropathic pain therapies that are non-conventional below because there are few, if any, effective conventional neuropathic pain therapies. I am a long-term survivor of cancer. CIPN is one
Continue readingCoffee and Coronary Artery Calcium
According to the research linked and excerpted below, moderate coffee consumption lowers coronary artery calcium. And coronary artery calcium and is associated with major adverse cardiovascular events. My
Continue readingDexamethasone- Best Time- Myeloma-
My experience as a myeloma patient as well as my research is that the best time to take dexamethasone is in the morning with light food or drink. Probably the most common question I read in online MM groups
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