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Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: May 7 11:35am | Replies (78)

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@sandy4053

I had my appointment with the hematologist/oncologist this morning. His first words, after looking at my results, was "You don't have cancer. You have something called MGUS." Of course, after having found this page, I was SO relieved. Not that it can't advance to MM, but he said at my age (nearing 80) it's more unlikely that it will be an issue for me. He is scheduling another bone marrow test (had one in May 2022) for comparison. He said that the count was 0.3 and they didn't consider it MM until it reached at least 2-3 (can't remember what the particular test was now. I was very relieved after meeting with him. I'm so appreciative of this page. I felt much better about reading everyone's post and how they dealt with it. My hematologist/oncologist will be checking me every 6 months, at the most. He told me that Mayo Clinic had done the initial studies on MGUS and that finding this page was a good thing for me. Thank you for responding to my post. It helps when someone else can share their experience...makes it a little less scary. I'm praying that it stays under control and know that life will just continue. I just need to be sure that I keep working with him. My PCP just didn't seem too interested in finding out what was going on with me. I think they just have too many patients these days. Thank you again for your encouragement, not only to me, but everyone here.

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@sandy4053
Well, that is good news. It’s not that MGUS is insignificant, but there are many people on this forum who have lived with it for many, many years.
It sounds as though your physician is going to be diligent with your care. I think it’s safe to say that you can expect some dips and peaks of your various lab results, but your diligent physician will keep track of all that with you and if necessary, will go over treatment options if it ever comes to that.
I am so encouraged that there have been such gains in the treatment of full blown multiple myeloma. The prognosis is much better than even 10 years ago.
But I vote that we don’t do that!
I hope that this news will help you relax and feel some calm and peace.
Hugs!

That’s reassuring! I’m kind of surprised he wants to do another bone marrow biopsy, especially with your low number.