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Kim Tank

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Kim Tank

In July of 2013, I was diagnosed by a kidney biopsy. I had gone to the doctor with just one symptom of swollen ankles. I have AL Amyloidosis and we believe the only place I have it is in my kidneys. I work with a local oncologist in Pleasant Hill, CA, and he consults with the Amyloid team at Stanford. In August of 2013, I began treatment with CyBorD. After two months, the Cytoxan was replaced with Revlimid because the response with Cytoxan was not as fast as they would have liked. My bone marrow biopsy in April of 2014 still showed a higher than normal level of plasma cells, so we began discussing other options.

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