A friend recently commented that when I wrote about chemo medications there was a lot of “ mibs and mabs. ” It’s true. I’ve previously taken Bortize mib and Ixazo mab and others. My current medication is Carfilzo mib and after a few months of waiting, wishing, advocating and praying, I will finally start receiving Isatuxi mab on February 23. With the reality of the new drug now less than two weeks away, I am doing some of the obligatory reading about receiving Isatuxi mab . As I do this, there is a nagging voice that is likely familiar to all of us, “Be careful what you wish for.” Isatuxi mab , like most of the mibs and mabs, has page after page of potential side effects. It is a frightening list. As a cautionary step my doctor will be prescribing a handful of additional meds until we know what the reactions will be. I have been scheduled for extra time in the treatment room for each of the first four weekly infusions so that I can sit there and be observed. Immediate help wi
Brian’s diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma was in May 2018. The initial treatment was a stem cell transplant. After 30 months there was a relapse, followed by chemo, another relapse, new chemo and yet another relapse. In January 2024, the 4th treatment began. Brian currently gets weekly injections of an immunotherapy drug. Sometimes we keep the faith and sometimes we need family and friends around us to keep the faith for us. This blog is about enabling us all to be kept in the faith.