Appointment-2/13/08-Aredia
Today I turned in my 24-hour urine collection, blood drawn, and received my 2-hour Aredia treatment. Nothing eventful and no further information obtained relating to my symptoms.
I do notice my right shoulder has a boney thing sticking up and it’s more pronounced. This could be from losing muscle or fat or it could be growing. Something is going on - or could be some ‘things’ is going on. I’ve got to get better at describing it.
When I first got sick, my right shoulder had a look from the side and I think it was something about the plasmacytoma’s. The Thalidomide got rid of the plasmacytoma’s and it took about 30 days at least for me to be able to move my right arm shoulder high. After that, though, looking from the side my right shoulder looked like it leaned forward. My left shoulder looked normal; a side view showed a straight shoulder not leaning forward or backward. Now both of my shoulders lean forward. I feel a burning and achey soreness inside both my shoulders. I don’t know if that is plasmacytoma’s or just arthritis of some kind.
My knees are sore and weak enough that after sitting for a while, about 1+ hours, and I start to get up that it feels like I may not be able to walk or put my weight on my legs. Then once I get going, I’m OK, though have a bit of a limp. I always grab a cart from the parking lot if possible so that I have support.
I need to get adamant to Dr. D on my next appointment 2/21/08 so that she has me see someone who can diagnose what is going on. I believe I may have something in addition to MM, whether it just be rhuematoid arthritis or something else.
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Good luck. We have to be proactive and it is diff. at times to describe symptoms. What meds are you on and how often? I was diagnosed 2 yrs. ago-what about you? I am 62 yrs. old. Have lots of pain in back and severe neuropathy. God bless.