[deean]

Re: Back pain - how can you tell if it is myeloma-related?

by deean on Sat Sep 27, 2014 7:19 pm

Thank you Dr. Shain for your comprehensive reply.

However, if it is myeloma related, then what?

[Dr. Ken Shain]

Re: Back pain - how can you tell if it is myeloma-related?

by Dr. Ken Shain on Sun Sep 28, 2014 8:41 am

If it is myeloma related and a sign of progressive disease, then your physician would use the appropriate algorithm to decide how to treat that type of relapse.

If it's due to a mass, then the will probably consider radiation and a re-staging of the disease to determine the salvage systemic therapy to follow. If it's not due to a large mass, then they will do a re-staging and select a systemic salvage therapy to follow.

The therapeutic options will be up to you and your multiple myeloma specialist and be related to a number of factors.