[Stann]

Re: Any experience taking curcumin while on dex other multip

by Stann on Wed Nov 16, 2011 12:22 pm

Hi Chris,
When I was taking Velcade, I was warned against taking supplemental vitamin C (and Green Tea) as they thought it might inhibit the Velcade.
Although it doesn't look as if it inhibited your response--good job!
But no coffee? Now that is serious business-ha.
Stan

[den1916]

Re: Any experience taking curcumin while on dex other multip

by den1916 on Sat Nov 19, 2011 1:04 pm

My brother, Kevin Walsh, has been taking the following for two years
after being diagnosed with High Tumor Multiple Myeloma


4 grams of Doctors Best Curcumin with Bioprene (Sabinsa Corp manufacturer)
2 tablets of Resveratrol (Solaray Brand)
Fish OIl (Carlson Brand)
Vitamin D

also from time to time Pomegranate tablets

He is tested monthly and his blood numbers keep coming back normal
despite the fact that he smoke and drinks which I find amazing.

He was taking curcumin between his doses of Velcade and dex.

He has not taken Velcade a dex for two years and is currently living a full life with no problems, but I cant get him to give up smoking and drinking

[Multibilly]

Re: Any experience taking curcumin while on dex other multip

by Multibilly on Sat Jan 26, 2013 8:36 am

As a recently diagnosed SMM patient, I am considering starting a curcumin regimen to see if this will keep this disease in check (along with eating a diet super-rich in micronutrients). If my situation progresses to the point where I need conventional treatment such as chemo and maybe an SCT down the line, I will go down that path as I think that this disease can absolutely become bigger than what the body can deal with on its own, even with the best diet and natural substances (IMHO). But since I am currently in a holding stage while being monitored as a SMM patient, it seems like a worthwhile (although costly) option to explore.

I will be discussing using curcumin with my oncologists over the next 2-3 weeks before I start and after I get my next round of serum/urine test results back so that I will have three sets of earlier lab results to use for comparison. For those of you that have researched curcumin and heard about the M.D. Anderson curcumin study, I found these video links to be helpful in shedding more light on their results.

http://videocast.nih.gov/summary.asp?Live=9311&bhcp=1

http://myeloma.org/ArticlePage.action?articleId=2237

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[terryl1]

Re: Any experience taking curcumin while on dex other multip

by terryl1 on Sat Jan 26, 2013 10:06 am

Hi Dennis, as strange as this seems, several studies have shown that smokers and drinkers (especially alcohol consumption), have a lower incidence multiple myeloma than those who abstain from tobacco and alcohol. See, http://www.medpagetoday.com/clinical-context/MultipleMyeloma/29308