September 28 2008 post. I read a fascinating article yesterday in Science Daily (http://tinyurl.com/449vm3) about curcumin’s ability to reduce the size of blood clots. Curcumin may reduce the size of a hemorrhagic stroke, say Medical College of Georgia researchers. They are using animal models to study curcumin’s effect on intracerebral hemorrhages, bleeding in the brain caused by ruptured vessels.
You learn something every day. I didn’t know that patients suffering from hemorrhagic strokes are treated for symptoms (nausea etc.) but not for the actual cause. The reason is that the blood clot must usually be removed surgically, a procedure that is not advisable, for obvious reasons, in the case of hemorrhagic strokes, which account for about 17 percent of all strokes.
The researchers are studying how to solve this problem using animals (sigh). And here is the interesting part. They dissolved curcumin in corn oil, injected it into the abdomen of an animal model of hemorrhagic stroke three times over three hours, and found that it significantly decreased the size of blood clots. Extraordinary. Hmmm, I wonder why they chose to use corn oil…?
At any rate, they are currently working on developing an intravenous form of curcumin with the idea that it may also help prevent strokes. Intravenous, huh? Well, well, my dream of having intravenous curcumin may be fulfilled sooner than I think…
Hi Margaret,
I have been taking 8g/day Curcumin since Nov 2008. Paraproteins have been stable but light chains still on the increase. No other drugs since starting the Curcumin. However, about 18 months ago had a DVT and today have had another DVT confirmed (left calf muscle). Strangely my haemoglobin has always tested in the upper end of the range which is apparently unusual for MM condition. My concern is blood clotting/stroke. Any comment?
Hi Margaret:
Was diagnosed 3 weeks ago with MGUS/Blood Cancer, don’t even quite know what that means as of yet, as I was kind of in a hurry and didn’t take the time to ask my doctor the questions I needed to ask him.
Anyway, I’ve been searching on the internet to find out more about this disease and to find out what it’s all about, if it’s deathrimental and how long I can live with this. I’m now on a quest to find out all I can about the disease.
Just seen your blog this evening on the internet, which I’ve been reading since and I’m requesting all the information you may have on the subject. Would be very grateful if you would help me out with your findings on this.
Would like to educate myself more about this disease and what to expect, since you were also diagnosed with the same disease. Who best to learn from? Someone who have experienced having the same disease.
Please let me hear from you as soon as possible with this information.
I am considering checking into a Wellness and Health Clinic so I could get some help with this disease and to have some body detox, chelation therapy, etc. Do you think that this type of treatment would help me? Would appreciate if you would please let me know.
Thank you in advance for your help with this matter.
God bless!
Derrine Carter
Derrine
My wife has Multiple Myeloma diagnosed in 2011. Finding Margaret’s blog was one of the best things that could happen. It is a little daunting at first to get your mind around the disease and all the ways it affects a person. There is wealth of information Margaret provides here to help us. It took awhile to go through the pages and individual links; but it is well worth the time. Her hematologist put here on a Revlimid and Dexamethasone protocol. So far so good. I beleive the knowledge found here and being able to incorporate some substances to her daily routine has greatly influenced both with ability to tolerate the chemo and its outcome. Each person is different and some things may or may not work. There is a wealth of knowledge to be found here. This is a good place to find. Eating more healthy and eliminating the harmful is a good start to detox. There is an abundance of info here to help with it.
Dear Mike,
Your words and experience sound encouraging. As I am writing this after almost 11 Years, I sincerely hope that your wife is doing fine. I was wondering if your wife was taking Curcumin along with Revlimid and Dexamethasone protocol.
Thanking you
Neelesh