Velcade -- Word for the Day -- Wednesday, June 10, 2009

The Dexamethasone has struck...CheomoSabe, as we speak, is vacuuming the kitchen and dining room. It is 9:45 p.m

It has also struck with the commonly known side effect of hiccups... They have been massive for the last hour. I gave him a hiccup pill about 30 min ago.

AND, get this --- he accidentally skipped his p.m. pills this evening and took the a.m. pills instead. That means he took ten Dex today. I don't see any sleep tonight. He got up at 2:45 a.m. and left at 5:00 a.m.... Been going at it all day.

We did get in the spa this evening at 101 deg. Loved it. Since he runs low blood pressure I didn't let him stay in too long. Fifteen minutes is the max. I believe I may need to turn it down to about 90 deg. for the summer.

I have copied the below for you on the Velcade injections he is getting. I thought it would help you along on his meds... AND, prepare you for any forthcoming tests. Study, study, study.

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For patients with
multiple myeloma
VELCADE was the first medicine in more than 10 years approved by the FDA for the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma. Multiple myeloma is a cancer of plasma cells, a particular type of cell found in the marrow of your bones. Multiple myeloma causes the bone marrow to produce too many abnormal plasma cells.

About 20,000 people are diagnosed with multiple myeloma every year in the United States, making it the second most common type of blood cancer.

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I will clue you in on the side effects later.

Good evening and Love -- Pepper

p.s. If any of you want him to clean your house in the next two days... Call me... Maybe we can work out a deal while he is souped up!! ha