Multiple myeloma?can the patient live for more then five years? and if your family members have been diagnosed has that member ever been able to walk again?? and what are their experiences
Answer by It's That Guy
My father in law died of MM. He was given five years, he lasted eight. But he was a fighter. And the last couple of years were not a good 'quality of life'.
He was a 'nuclear veteran', a Korean War vet who later participated in nuclear testing in Nevada with army troops. When he was diagnosed with MM the government actually admitted it was because of this exposure to nuclear fallout. Because he happened to live in Arizona, Sen. John McCain saw to it that he got a full military pension for the rest of his life, and his wife will get half his pension for the rest of -her- life.
MM used to be very rare, but now I hear about it all the time!
Answer by nurse ratchet
Yes. I see patients all the time who have lived with MM for years. Some go through chemo and autologous transplant throughout the years. Some patients can take oral chemos for maintainence as well. As for the walking, spinal fractures and disc ruptures are common among MM pts. Some go through Laminectomy's and Disc repair and now Kyphoplasty. Pts can still walk and some with assistance of a cane. I do know people with the disease and in remission over 13 years.
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