Hello,
I am new to this forum. It's wonderful that there is a place where we can go to talk to others who may be experiencing many of the same symptoms, feelings, etc.
My mother was diagnosed in Jan of this year with MM at the age of 83. Until that time she had been very healthy, never took prescription drugs, rode horses every day and lived a wonderful life. However, she began experiencing terrible back pain in November which eventually led us to the multiple myeloma diagnosis. She tried Revlamid and Velcade but could not tolerate the medication. She experienced congestive heart failure, plueral effusions, and her kidney function is compromised. Her oncologoist has told us he will not treat the cancer further and she has up to six months to live.
She is very confused, has lost all short term memory and sometimes doesn't know where she is or who we are. However, she is still able to walk with a walker, has a great appetite, and sometimes is quite lucid. We have never heard from a doctor that the mental issue is from the myeloma. I'm hoping if someone on this site can tell me if this is normal for the end stage of the disease.
