Day 56

I began third month of Chemotherapy today. Since it's Thursday I took Dexamethasone with the Chemo, so it's loopy Thursday. I met with the doctor this afternoon to go over my lab tests after the second month of therapy. All of the readings were in the normal range (same for you and same for me) except for one key MM indicator, my protein M-Spike, but it was down 27% to 1.1 g/dl from 1.5 g/dl. If it goes down to 0.** next month it will be regarded as a VGPR (Very Good Partial Remission), if it goes to 0, it will be regarded as a CR (Complete Response or Complete Remission) and I'll be ready for my autologus stem Cell Transplant (ASCT). The reason I'll need that even though I achieve VGPR or CR is that this cancer comes back almost 100% of the time, it seems to have the ability to learn how the overcome the chemo drugs administered and reinvent itself. It would be good if I could teach my stem cells to be stupid.

Day 49

Hey finishing up my second round of chemo today, then a weeks respite. I go for testing tomorrow and get results next week. I'm going to play golf with Mike Polizzi and John Boy Hughes on Saturday in Ocean Isle Beach. Love chasing the ball past the alligators at Oyster Bay. Other than some minor numbness and cramping in my legs, I've tolerated the chemo pretty well.