Ron, thank you for taking the time to help me understand some more pieces to my mom's puzzle. She has the protein kind you described.
The VELCADE they have her on seems to have helped her kidneys considerably. But, as I said in an email to someone who responded to me earlier, I really don't understand the point of treating MM... if there is no chance of cure and it only progresses with severe pain... I love my mom PROFOUNDLY so you should know my comment is not said to be cavalier. But I am horrified to read all that is ahead for my mom - it seems like the most merciful thing is to give her pain medication to endure whatever time she has left, but not to treat the cancer at all. Is that a stupid and cruel thing to say? My mom is on steady morphine now. It's hard to talk to her because, though she recognizes me, she's obviously "high" : easier for her, but hard for me. -b