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We still don ' t know if the current immune therapy is working. Are the vivid PET scan hot spots just " flares " of inflammation caused by my own immune system attacking the myeloma cells, or are they actually increases in the myeloma tumor burden? Yesterday ' s MRI of the thoracic spine may give us the answer, when those 3D images are compared with a previous MRI from last October. That takes an expert radiologist, and results should come today. A preliminary view seemed to suggest no changes in the bone structure of my vertebrae, but I ' d like that confirmed before I run again. If you haven ' t heard, a good friend of ours, Pat Killingsworth, is in the hospital with TTP, a blood disorder. He is unresponsive and on life support. Here is his blog: http://multiplemyelomablog.com . The latest information is in the comments after his most recent post titled, significantly, " I ' m Not Dead Yet! "
Source: Myeloma Hope - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: blogs