@4kleo I’m sorry you’re having some symptoms which may be attributable to the MGUS. It’s really hard to know what may be age related and what is some disease invading our otherwise healthy bodies. I know exactly what you mean about feeling young but boy when the age related dominoes start to fall it seems to happen quickly.
Even though it’s supposed to be asymptomatic, MGUS is benign until it isn’t and that’s a rare, unfortunate circumstance. So I think that we have to be diligent, but I also think it’s important to relax and not worry too much about those things over which we have no control.
Where we do have control is diet, exercise, and attitude. I try to stay positive and remember that the likelihood of my MGUS progressing to full-blown multiple myeloma is small. I try and watch my diet, I all but quit drinking… I used to have a glass of wine almost every night and sometimes more. I had a stressful job and I wanted to relax. Now I may have a glass of wine when we go out to eat with friends, but otherwise, I try to eliminate anything in my diet that might exacerbate this condition. I eat healthy and do exercise. I make it a point to be social and to go to theater and concerts… Lunches with friends. I find that this level of activity helps me not to focus on my health and rather how full and rich life can be.
Anything that you can do to reduce your anxiety is going to help you.
Will you let me know how you’re doing?