Revlimid Retry

Thanks to the resources on the list serve we joined, http://www.acor.org/types.html, Association of Cancer Online Resources, I learned many patients succeed with Revlimid when taken with Benadryl. So after Steve developed the rash and stopped the medications, we asked if he could restart the revlimid with benadryl. Which he did 13 days ago. So far he's not had no itching or a rash appear. Thank you Lord.

I recommend the list serve for anyone who want to learn more about life with cancer. You just join the list for the cancer you are dealing with. You can choose to receive a daily email update of the questions and answers that have been posted that day, or just log on and go through the archives. I have learned so much about multiple myeloma from the many people who participate.

Longer update to come soon. Thanks again for your prayers!

Love, Deanna

Revlimid and the Rash

Steve started his maintenance drug, Revlimid, on Wednesday night. By Friday night he was itching his head and then Saturday morning he woke up with the rash. This is what we were praying would not happen. It means he is having an allergic reaction. He stopped the drug and plans on calling the doctor on Monday. We are hoping that he will be able to start the Revlimid again but this time take it with Benadryl. As a reminder, his oncologist said he needs to take a maintenance drug and if it's not Revlimid it will be dexamethasone (which has it's own set of problems).

Keep us in prayer and don't forget Hayden, Haven and Tim, all fighting Leukemia.