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I have myeloma. I have hip pain, but I do not have any bone lesions from myeloma. So the myeloma is not causing my hip pain.

Recently I had an MRI. My spine is a bit curved to the right. I am going to get a PT referral. In the meantime, I am doing exercises from the web to strengthen my core and spine, such as planks, wall sitting, downward dog, pose of a child, walking on a treadmill and so on. The pain in my hip is almost gone.

Sometimes I think my back and hip pains are also related to stress.

There is a researcher at Memorial Sloan Kettering who is studying how diet and weight loss might slow the progression of myeloma. Her name is Dr. Urvi Shah.
https://www.myeloma.org/videos/living-well-myeloma-can-nutrition-improve-quality-life-outcomes-myeloma
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https://healthtree.org/myeloma/community/articles/best-diet-for-precursor-myeloma-ash-2023
When I had MGUS, I wish I had known to avoid added sugars, eat protein fro beans, tofu and tempeh, eat 30 different foods from plants each week, and add turmeric to my food at each meal.

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Hey. Just got back from my final visit last week with Dr. Urvi Shah's research study on whole-food, plant based diet. Looks like my labs are maintaining within the MGUS range and am awaiting my BMB results. I joined the study based on my long term belief that we can make a difference by what we consume. For all reading, Dr. Shah's study is open for recruiting and while they do not pay for the travel, lodging nor food, if you might be close by or able to participate it is valuable research. I believe they will soon be offering participation at Emory University in Georgia as well. Best wishes to us all.