Best M-Spike in Four Years
Thursday, August 22, 2013,
Pomalyst Study Cycle 71:
M-Spike was 0.9 g/dL this morning, compared with 1.1 last month. The last time that M-Spike was 0.9 or less was December, 2009, so we had a little celebration this morning. IgG was down as well, from 1290 mg/dL to 1100, although it has been at least that low three other times this year, so the combined results are definitely good news but probably not a breakthrough.
Lambda and Kappa light chains were both just above the tops of their respective reference ranges. That seems to be a new normal for me - they're both slightly high. The ratio was fine.
Magnesium:
I have only a very little peripheral neuropathy, in the form of numbness and tingling of fingers and toes. No problem - most days I don't even think about it. However, I have regularly experienced painful muscle cramps, especially in the calves, most frequently at night or after a long run. Some people call this peripheral neuropathy but it's just muscle cramps, also known as charley horses.
Since I started taking magnesium about a month ago in the form of magnesium taurate, 125 mg of elemental magnesium twice daily, I have not had one cramp, neither at night nor after a run. I've had one or two close calls, where I had to jump out of bed and stretch the calf to prevent an oncoming cramp, but no actual full-blown cramps.
When I mentioned this to Dr TR, she confirmed that magnesium can be helpful in treating cramps. I got the impression...
Source: Myeloma Hope - Category: Cancer Source Type: blogs
More News: Calcium | Magnesium | Men | Myeloma | Neurology | Peripheral Neuropathy | Study | Urology & Nephrology