Thanks Jim

We don't know yet if my wife, Alma, has myeloma. She still has more tests to take when she's physically able. I appreciate your giving me the URL for the Myeloma Foundation and I have put it in my "Favorites" for future reference.

I don't believe the ER doctor referred to my me in the previous post meant to say that myeloma is easily treatable. I think he was trying to assure us that it isn't the end of the world, and that it's much more survivable than many other kinds of cancer.

Alma is feeling better day by day. She saw her orthapedist again today and he took another picture of the latest fractured vertabrae. There has been no change for at least three weeks, and that is very encouraging. He told her he's glad he didn't perform the fourth kyphoplasty that he scheduled and then cancelled. Alma starts hydro physical therapy tomorrow and she'll be starting classes on how to inject herself in the abdomen with some kind of bone-building substance.