In September Steve started taking Revlimid. It was simple and easy. All he had to do was take 1 pill a day for 21 days! But after 3 days his head began itching and his ears were red. So the doctor advised him to stop for a few days. A week later he started taking the pills again. 3 days later a rash appeared on his thighs. He continued with the medication and we followed up with a dermatologist. During this time he also suffered from severe leg cramps (common side effect) and back pain.
The pain became so bad I took him to the emergency room. This is when we found out he had two compression fractures in his spine (most common problem associated with myeloma). We stopped the Revlimid (he was allergic to it) and he was scheduled for surgery. Apparently his myeloma was more aggressive then what was previously thought.
A prochedure known as vertebroplasty was done. Basically surgical cement was inserted into the vertebre to help stabilize them and relieve his pain, which it did.
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