I wanted to keep those of you who kindly follow my site updated on my medical journey.

It was easy to become a bit discouraged as I wrote my book last year, Stem Cell Transplants from a Patient’s Perspective.

A few days ago I continued my narrative about how and why the “half-life-effect” is nothing more than an oncology-related rule of thumb–and how the post SCT re-set effect might work in certain patients.

Yesterday I explained how “the half-life effect” is nothing more than an oncology related rule of thumb.

I am so touched!  Lots of positive, supportive comments.  But you should see all of the emails I received!   Isn’t it great how we can help each other?  I gain so much strength and support from my readers…

I met with my myeloma specialist, Dr. Melissa Alsina, at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa yesterday.

When I travel around the country speaking to multiple myeloma support groups, I often joke about how people I meet think that “myeloma” is “melanoma.”

Lots to cover this morning…

For those of you who didn’t read my site over the weekend, you have a lot to catch-up on!

Yesterday I wrote this, following a long day of pre-planning for my upcoming stem cell transplant (SCT) at Moffitt Cancer Center:

Yesterday my wife, Pattie, and I spent the day in Tampa at Moffitt Cancer Center.

I completed my third infusioin of Velcade/dexamethasone yesterday around 3 PM.  Several hours before I was scheduled to begin, I experienced a severe pain in my left side.

Three weeks ago I began my first of three scheduled cycles of RVD (Revlimid/Velcade/dexamethasone). 

Monday, March 7th, I shared my frustration after discovering my multiple myeloma was back and active:
Good Bye Near Normal–Hello Inconvenience & Waiting!

Ready or not, here I come!  After years of “near normal” living, I can literally feel myself being sucked-back into a world of tests, specialists, inconvenience and waiting.  Lots and lots of waiting. 

Yesterday I shared how–after almost four years–I have decided to go ahead with a stem cell transplant.

As I sit down to write this post, my emotional tank is on “empty.”  The last two days have been manic and draining. 

As I mentioned in a post from yesterday, I met with Dr. Alsina, a myeloma expert with the transplant department here at Moffitt Cancer Center, at the University of South Florida in Tampa.

I just finished writing an encouraging article about the slow, but steady progress being made by researcher’s working with stem cells, sitting in a waiting room here at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa.

After several weeks of waiting, I met with orthopedic surgeon and sarcoma specialist, Dr. Cheong, and his nurse, Kendra Anderson, yesterday.