Bit of good news
Last Monday I went to Cancer Care here in Asheville for a bone marrow biopsy. This involves drilling a small hole in my right hip and sucking out a couple of tablespoons of bone marrow along with a small piece of bone. They then get sent to a lab where they look for signs of myeloma. It's an unpleasant procedure though, here in Asheville, they give you a decent dose of happy juice first. It feels a bit like a dentist hitting a nerve while drilling only 10 times greater. It also gives you new respect for anyone who has ever had a leg amputated without anaesthetic. Unlike my usual blood tests where I can read a chapter in the waiting room while they get done, this test takes a week to come back. So yesterday I was more than delighted to get a brief email from Cancer Care saying " Normal marrow, no sign of myeloma". Short and to the point. I don't know exactly what this means in terms of whether I have to keep guzzling expensive medicine forever ...