Living with multiple myeloma
There is more to managing multiple myeloma than treating the disease itself. Living with a serious disease can have an impact on every aspect of your life. We have many resources to help you deal with the challenges that come along with multiple myeloma.
Supportive and complementary care approaches are used alongside standard care (evidence-based medicine with the goal of treating multiple myeloma) to improve the overall patient experience. Here are some services/techniques that many people with multiple myeloma find helpful during the course of their disease: Be sure to speak with your healthcare team if you feel you would benefit from any of these supportive care approaches. Some medical centers may offer such services for free or at a reduced cost for cancer patients.Supportive and complementary care

Adjunctive treatments
In addition to receiving medical treatments directed at managing your disease, you will most likely require additional treatments to help manage symptoms and side effects.
The following adjunctive treatments are commonly used in the care of people with multiple myeloma. For bone damage: For kidney damage: For anemia: For infections due to low white blood cell counts: For blood clots: While there are many different types of treatment for multiple myeloma, including clinical trials, some patients may reach a point when their disease no longer responds to anything they try. At that point, they may consider the option of discontinuing treatment. That’s where hospice care — which focuses on quality, rather than length, of life — comes in. Hospice care incorporates many different treatment approaches to provide pain and symptom management, with the goal of helping patients live as purposefully and fully as possible. If a person who has chosen hospice care later decides to try another multiple myeloma treatment, he or she can leave hospice care at any time. Hospice care can be received in a patient’s home, a hospice inpatient facility or a hospital. For more information about hospice care, or for assistance finding a hospice program, the following links may be helpful: More information about Hospice Care
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