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@franciscomacias Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect.
Many of us have no overt symptoms. How I dealt with MGUS was to make sure I kept to a healthy and appropriate diet for me, get good moderate exercise, and keep stress levels down. MGUS was not my only health concern, and a lot of others here are the same.
Many of us go through anxiety issues, trying to figure what to do. Please read our discussions here and get some tips for coping. Have you felt you have experienced any symptoms?
Ginger
To follow up on my post 3 days ago. I am the 70-year-old that was diagnosed in October. In 2017 my sister was diagnosed with MGUS. She was also 70 years old but had also pulmonary arterial hypertension at the time. She ended up with Amyloidosis (AL) and acute kidney injury with chronic renal failure (caused by the Al). In Noivember 2023 to April 2024 she underwent Chemotherapy and was administered various cancer drugs such as Daratumumab cy BORD, Bortezomib, Cyclophosphamide, Dexamethasone, which were a combination of pills and shots in the abdomen. She fell into the 5% that had issues with MGUS. Our father had renal cancer and lived with one kidney for over 30 years. I am hoping I fall into the 95% that can live with MCUS.
@franciscomacias
Hello! there are several discussion threads on diet and MGUS. Here is one.
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/plant-based-eating-to-lower-the-chance-of-mgus-progressing-to-myeloma/
I personally have not changed my diet. Some have tried various diets with some success and there are some studies. I have tried curcumin as a supplement to my diet and my numbers have stabilized and are at the same level that they were 3 1/2 years ago. Whether or not that is because of the curcumin I can't say. I retired during that time and my stress levels are definitely lower!
What have you tried that you may feel has been successful?