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New Era My dad died a few days ago, a wonderful gentleman, age 100, as sharp as anyone, still with more friends than most of us could ever hope to have. He was very handy and quite smart, and all his life he helped anyone who asked, with no expectation of a return.  He had ten visitors on the very day that he died. He was also my best fan, apart from my sweeties, always asking for the itinerary of our next marathon trip, wanting to know the results, and appreciating the occasional news story about his marathoner with myeloma. His loss leaves an emptiness for many people and for me especially. I love you Dad, go with God. Pomalyst Study Cycle 68 Thursday, May 30, 2013 M-Spike and IgG: IgG was 1070 mg/dL, essentially identical to last month's measurement of 1060. M-spike was 1.0 g/dL, down from 1.1 last month and as low as it has been since February. That's good news - the myeloma appears stable. Light Chains: Maybe, though, something else is happening. I have IgG Lambda myeloma, meaning that the naughty cancer cells produce some extra Lambda light chains. The Pomalyst has kept those within the reference range most of the time, but they have been creeping up slowly over the last eight months or so, now higher than they have been since the Pomalyst treatment started in 2008. Furthermore, the Kappa light chains have also been creeping up, topping their reference range this month for the first time ever. The ratio is still normal, but both Lambda and Kappa...
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