Is your Myeloma specialist forceful with treatment decisions (e.g. my way or the highway), or is it just mine? My experience with my oncologist is he walks into the room and says this is what we are doing! He literally tells me if I don't want to listen to him, I'm more than welcome to go elsewhere (it's either I go with his plan or I go somewhere else; he's not interested in hearing my opinion). During induction therapy when my disease stopped responding to the four drug regiment (Dara, velcade, dex, and Revlimid), he tried to force me to start taking kyprolis, even though I kept telling him I was not comfortable with taking that drug because of the potential heart toxicity side effect. We got into a shouting match over it, until he finally backed down and said there was something else he could put me on. He eventually put me on venetoclax, and like magic, it drastically drove down my M-spike in just a few weeks and I was able to undergo stem cell transplant right away.... Have you experienced similar dynamics this with your mm specialist where they aggressively try to force you into going along with their treatment plan without giving you the opportunity to be involved in your own care? It makes me feel like my oncologist is driven by a secret motive such as meeting a quota or conducting an experiment or something 🤔

Hello, if you've had Car-T (Carvykti) can you please share your experience with me?🙏 My Myeloma specialist is scheduling me for it, but I don't know what to expect. I had autologous stem cell transplant in September 2024, and relapsed one year later last month. My oncologist insists on Car-T as my only next option to help me buy me longer time. How did you feel when you had Car-T, what were some of the side effects, how long did it take to recover, do you ever feel normal again? I look forward to hearing about your experience, thank you 🙏

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Drs. want to start my husband on Velcade once a week for 8 months. I'd appreciate if anyone can share their experience while on Velcade. Thanks!

Be aware that the Social Security Department will no longer be sending out physical checks. You need to have a account for it to be deposited. This is effective today. Sept. 30th

I’m my daughter’s caregiver and concerned that she is experiencing the same symptoms of MM after her SCT in May of this year. She started her first round of 5 mg Revlimid (on 21 days off 7 days). Prior to commencing Revlimid she was feeling pretty good with no MM symptoms. However, since starting the drug she’s experiencing extreme sweats, breathlessness and fatigue. Any advice and comments would be very much appreciated.

Hi has anyone experienced an allergic reaction to Gammunex c? I had a pretty bad reaction at my last infusion hives, heart rate went up to 135 BP went up to 145 over 83 which is high for me (norm is around 98 over 70) i found out later that the pharmacy said it was a "Bad lot number " and therefore they were throwing out that batch. Uuuggg. Im still experiencing palpitations 5 days later. Has anyone had Gammunex c? I looked up their website and it looks like they've had this problem

I have traditional Medicare with AARP Medicare Supplement Plan G and Wellcare for a drug plan. So far, this combination has served me well. For 2026, besides rates increases, do I need to make any adjustments/changes?

Anyone have this while in therapy with Zanubrutinib for CLL - “peribronchial vascular groundglass opacities in the right upper lobe in addition to a groundglass opacification in the left lower lobe” (of lung). Would love to hear anyone’s thoughts. Worried.