Sunday, July 11, 2010

Four Days Off.

I try not to let more than 48 hours go by without a run, but I skipped Thursday’s run because I did plenty of hard work in the yard and I was pooped. I felt good today though, running with the St Croix Valley Runners, and somewhat to my own surprise I finished the usual 5-mile route in 43:20, which is almost a race pace for me. No pains, no problems, pace 8:40.

Mark was there. Nice to see you again Mark. Nice job in the Afton Trail Run.

Salad as dinner:

2 comments:

FOFANA said...

Hi, Don,
You are an amazing man.
You are not only treating your disease, but you are helping others do their. God bless you.
I have been diagnosed with MM three years ago, luckily at the early stage. After 7 Revlimid/Dex cycles, then a stem cells transplant in summer 2008, the disease is now stable. I am taking a low dosage of Revlimid only -- no interest whatsoever in a second transplant.
Your list of supplements is a little bit confusing to me : does the column DAILY really means you ingest all these everyday on top of the chemo ? How do you determine the benefits of each ? On a scale of 0-10 how would you rate the overall benefits of the supplement ?
Take care
Bob

Don said...

Hi Bob,
Sorry for the delayed response - we just got back from another marathon.
1. Yes I really do take all of those pills & caps every day.
2. The list has been pruned and tuned over the years with the help of a naturopathic doctor and, of course, our own research, plus actual testing to see if some of them can make IgG go down.
3. I have not found any one supplement that seems to make a difference in IgG or M-spike except possibly genistein. Curcumin in high doses does make a difference for some people, but not me.
4. I wish I knew how to rate the benefits with respect to myeloma. I rate saw palmetto very high as a treatment for BPH, calcium with D3 and K2 very high against bone density loss, and I'm pretty sure that glucosamine and chondroitin are helping prevent arthritis. Otherwise it's all speculation.