Thanks so much, Kevin!
Yes, I believe the curcumin will help, but don't know yet how much. After he had been on curcumin (at the 8g/day level) for 6 weeks, his cholesterol came down 32 points! And his triglicerides came down 80 points, all in 6 weeks! He went off statins, which he's been on for 7 years (felt awful on them, feels great with curcumin, except for the 2 weeks of the bacterial infection).
Can you tell me how you got your Igg's to come down steadily since you were diagnosed? Was your dx MGUS or MM or SMM? Will a doc ever change a dx from SMM back to MGUS if those are coming down?
My husband's M-spike was something like this: in 2003 (MGUS dx, told no follow up was necessary), it was 0.04. In Nov 2006, family doc ran it anyway, and it was 1.8! In Feb 2007 =, 2.1, May 2007 = 2.0, Sept 2007 = 1.9, Nov 2007 (after curcumin for about 4 weeks, just reaching the 8g/day level) it was 1.9. During his hospitalization it was tested again, and was 1.8. So it is coming down, very slowly, but I know there is a fluctuation rate, and I don't want to get too excited.
I never thought about his IGg's being influenced by diet (other than supplements). When he was hospitalized, he hadn't eaten much at all the week before, he was so sick, and fever of 103! I'm hoping it wasn't just lab fluke, that they really are coming down. But since both Igg's AND the M-spike came down (slightly), I guess there might be something to it. HIs Globulins also came down. Albumin still normal.
You're right about the docs and supplements or diet, they just don't care! His (now former as of this hospital stay) oncologist is the head of oncology and pooh-poohed my mention of antioxidant supplements last year (my hubby drinks or takes the pill form of Garden Greens BerrySplash, which is a great antioxidant). Since that remark, we chose not to ask, but just to do what we thought best. He doesn't even know my hubby is on curcumin. Nor would he ask what we were doing to bring the Igg's down. He wouldn't even answer my question about the test resulsts! He's history!
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