It looks like a routine that will go on for the rest of my life. Since multiple myeloma is officially incurable, the doctors at the Seattle Care Alliance want to see me every six months just to make sure things are going well. That schedule assumes my symptoms of cancer are nonexistent and other problems are minimal. The appointments (six so far) are for June 19 and 20 but my last visit was extended for a few more days as they discovered new symptoms to explore.
I'm looking forward to going back, knowing my visit will be short and knowing my blood scores show no sign of cancer whatsoever. We'll certainly go over the cause of muscle pain and other annoying symptoms that could possibly be from Graft versus Host Disease but hopefully that will be the focus of my treatments.
As always, seeing new people who have been recently diagnosed with cancer will be difficult. The most difficult part of attending daily appointments for months on end was to see the agony and shock of those who thought it would never happen to them.
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