After meeting Dr Advani he gave a choice of 3 treatments we could choose to follow
1. VELCADE + DEXAMETHASONE
2. THAIDOMIDE + DEXAMETASONE.
3. LENALIDOMIDE + DEXAMETHASONE
Since Anand was also into renal failure he suggested a course of injections.
He was happy to coordinate with our Doctor at Hyderabad i.e. Dr Dattreya and guide him to take care of Anand, which is very important as Mumbai is far.
Dr Dattareya had suggested 2 other specialist in Mumbai, which we showed and zeroed down to Dr ADVANI.
After reaching Hyderabad Dr Dattreya suggested we will go with VELCADE REGIME we agreed and started the treatment.
Here I would like to mention that support of the family is needed in every step of the treatment, I would suggest to you, do not have your Parents staying with you call them, or your children are needed.
The regime goes for 21 days which is standard all over the world; your Doctor will guide you every way.
We strongly feel a “General Physician” and an “Orthopaedic Physician, Kidney Specialist Should Be Roped In”, during this treatment.
The major side effects as symptoms are, shivering, pain in legs, fevers, vomiting, constipation, unable to eat food etc. The blood samples and testing has to be done every 4th day. To monitor your results, accordingly supplements have to be given, so that you recover.
It’s a very trying and a very difficult period for the whole family. The patient is so irritable that you want to run away, you just feel very helpless. Many a times I told my children to keep a full time nurse, but it’s you who have to take care, feed him little by little, they are a baby in your hand,
“The feeling is more like a mother than a wife”.
You will require continuous monitoring trying to give medicines on time, sometimes the patient refuses to take, but let it be just give him when he can.
1. VELCADE + DEXAMETHASONE2. THAIDOMIDE + DEXAMETASONE.
3. LENALIDOMIDE + DEXAMETHASONE
Since Anand was also into renal failure he suggested a course of injections.
He was happy to coordinate with our Doctor at Hyderabad i.e. Dr Dattreya and guide him to take care of Anand, which is very important as Mumbai is far.
Dr Dattareya had suggested 2 other specialist in Mumbai, which we showed and zeroed down to Dr ADVANI.
After reaching Hyderabad Dr Dattreya suggested we will go with VELCADE REGIME we agreed and started the treatment.
Here I would like to mention that support of the family is needed in every step of the treatment, I would suggest to you, do not have your Parents staying with you call them, or your children are needed.
The regime goes for 21 days which is standard all over the world; your Doctor will guide you every way.
We strongly feel a “General Physician” and an “Orthopaedic Physician, Kidney Specialist Should Be Roped In”, during this treatment.
The major side effects as symptoms are, shivering, pain in legs, fevers, vomiting, constipation, unable to eat food etc. The blood samples and testing has to be done every 4th day. To monitor your results, accordingly supplements have to be given, so that you recover.
It’s a very trying and a very difficult period for the whole family. The patient is so irritable that you want to run away, you just feel very helpless. Many a times I told my children to keep a full time nurse, but it’s you who have to take care, feed him little by little, they are a baby in your hand,
“The feeling is more like a mother than a wife”.
You will require continuous monitoring trying to give medicines on time, sometimes the patient refuses to take, but let it be just give him when he can.
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