I am new to this web site but have found it very helpful. My wonderful husband was diagnosed with multiple myeloma (Stage 3) in January 08. He is taking Revlimid three times a week and has seen some improvements in Protein counts. I am told this is very good. He has had lots of side effects such as blood clots in his legs and lungs. He is now on Lovenox which seems to be working as expected. The other problem he has is loss of blood. I haven't read about this problem from any of you. I am curious if this is common. He has had to have many transfusions. He had 2 pints on March 17th and had to have another 2 pints on April 7th. However, prior to this time he went 6 weeks and needed 1 pint. This worries me.......can anyone give me some insite about this? He also had the rash over his entire body except for his head. After a month the rash has dissapeared.
Thanks for your concern. Gambler 1