Wings - I've had all the testing on the Liza Jane Spreadsheets - no evident auto-immune markers there at all...... (including all the anti-nuronal anit-b's, inherited, etc. etc.) - had a positive amyloid biopsy 3 years ago but when I tried to have it confirmed by "experts" (there were none out here at the time - had biopsy sent to Boston) - Boston didnt feel comfortable confirming because they didnt have any unstained tissue to test and the second one negative...however, now we have our own "expert" in So. Cal. thank goodness - he treats almost exclusively Multiple Mylenoma and amyloid patients (they are experienting with similar treatments for both - high dose chemo - analogous stem cell transplant - etc. very radical stuff).... so I finally have a doc that sees this frequently... he says I fit right in with the pack.... I hope not....

Silverlady - consider myself hugged