Day 79 - Bone Marrow Biopsy Pathology Report from November 2 2011

I finally got my surgical pathology results from my bone marrow biopsy done on November 2 2011. Even though it indicates that I have less than 1 percent residual plasma cell myeloma, I'm still considered in complete remission. This is the nature of multiple myeloma - extremely hard to eradicate. The stem cell transplant was just a treatment and not a cure. This is why I'll be on maintenance chemotherapy for at least the next 3 years. My maintenance chemotherapy will consist of Revlimid 10 mg by mouth 14 days on and 14 days off each month and Velcade intravenously 1 mg/metered squared once a week for 4 weeks and 8 weeks off - then cycling again with 4 weeks on and 8 weeks off.