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MGUS, SMM or MM With Chronic Diarrhea Or Other GI Maladie?
Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: Mar 21 7:57am | Replies (10)Comment receiving replies
Thank you.
It’s something I think about often as I have “collected” autoimmune disorders since my MGUS DX.
It’s NOT a topic I enjoy discussing with MOST drs.
It’s been a humiliating experience repeated many times.
I don’t like being looked at or responded to as a potential hypochondriac.
I just wonder what others have experienced and what the anecdotal “evidence” we collectively have may reveal.
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I understand.
I have suffered from eczema on-and-off for about 30 years, mostly "on" in the last 20 of those years. I also suffer from eosinophilic esophagitis since 2012. So I definitely think something had been going on with my immune system even before the results of my recent blood work. But, to be clear, I've not been diagnosed with MGUS or any other sort of plasma cell disorder yet. Tests are ongoing. I wish I could just get things over with and receive a formal diagnosis today. The waiting is the hardest part.
On another note - my new primary care physician told me that she doesn't think my chronic diarrhea has anything to do with my most recent blood test results. More likely, it's the omeprazole I've been taking daily since 2012 to manage the esophagitis.