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What are my chances that MGUS turns into multiple myeloma?
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Hello @googi, and welcome to the Mayo Clinic connect. i see that you were recently been diagnosed with MGUS. Here is a Mayo Clinic publication that might be helpful to you. There are also many discussions on this message board that address MGUS if you search for them using the magnifying glass at the top of the page.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/mgus/symptoms-causes/syc-20352362
So what information did your physician give you about MGUS? Have you been able to speak with him or her since receiving your lab results?
You’ll find that we might be more helpful to you if you give us a little more context of your question. Do you mind doing that?
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Hello and thank you for your response and the link to the Mayo Clinic publication. You asked for context and what I’ve been told by my doctor. Here is what I can tell you:
I’m an 82 year old Caucasian woman. My PCP ordered extensive bloodwork since I’ve complained of what appears to be peripheral neuropathy. I’m prediabetic with an A1C of 6.2. I also have a tingling feeling on my lips and other oral problems for which I’ll be seeing both an ENT and a rheumatologist.
The lab report reads: “There is an M spike in the gamma region measuring 0.61 G per DL. SIFE: There is a corresponding monoclonal IGG KAPPA. “
It further says: KAPPA LIGHT CHN, FR, S of 28.5 flagged as being high.
LAMBDA LIGHT CH, FR, S flagged as normal at 12.5
My PCP sent me to a hematologist who explained that I have MGUS that has a small likelihood of developing into multiple myeloma. Another blood draw was done which is one month after the one ordered by my PCP). Apparently this was done to determine the rate/rapidity of progression of the disease. My next visit to the hematologist is scheduled in three months.
I have no family history of multiple myeloma but both of my parents and my only sibling have died of other cancers.
I hope that you and/or others on Mayo Connect can Offer their comments and insights on my situation.
Thank you.
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Waldenstrom M is rare but it mimics myloma. There is a
test to see if you have Waldenstrom another blood cancer.