PET Scan Looks Good

Before I started the current regimen, a PET scan last April 9 displayed five different lytic lesions, three of them in the spine. Last Wednesday ' s PET scan showed that all five lesions are significantly decreased, and most are gone. One isn ' t even mentioned.This is excellent news. We knew that my M-Spike and IgG were down to about 40% of their April values, but that doesn ' t guarantee freedom from bone damage. With these PET results, we can be pretty sure that no damage is occurring. As we looked at the PET images together, Dr WG showed me a small chunk missing from a vertebra - looked like about BB size - damage that did occur before this regimen, but probably not bad enough to put the vertebra at risk of breaking. So what is this potent regimen? Please note: I am not a doctor. This is working for me, but might not for you. I am taking Pomalyst (pomalidomide) orally, 2 mg daily, 28 days of 28, and receiving infusions of Darzalex (daratumumab). At first I received the Darzalex weekly, then every other week, and the last three have been four weeks apart. According to the Darzalex prescribing document, these monthly infusions continue " until disease progression. "PET Radiology Report I ' m all for that. Notice, though, the presumption of disease progression, Myeloma always figures out a way. So now that the myeloma is stable, the hope is that the period of stability will last a long time. Happily, neith...
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