← Return to Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (WM): Deciding treatment options

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@ewash55
Good morning! I was diagnosed in June with Cryoglobulinemia Type 1; then following a bone marrow biopsy, Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma. It falls under WM types.
My oncologist recommended chemotherapy. I didn’t disagree. It was actually a relief to get a diagnosis and a plan! My feet were numb, first got idiopathic neuropathy diagnosis. But I had two toes on each foot that turned blue, purple and then black. Scary stuff. My fingertips were now numb.
Anyway, I was 70 and besides periodic bouts with asthma, in very good health. The dr was optimistic that I could go into remission, maybe for 5 or more years. My last treatment was two weeks ago. The outcome is good; the numbers continue to go down. No numbness in my hands. Toes tingle often, but no pain, dealing fine with cold (Wisconsin), some continued mild numbness in balls of my feet.
Anyway, that’s my story. Now looking forward to regaining my energy and recentering the world of restaurants and travel!

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@vicmar Thank you for your response with all of that information! I return to the doctor today and hope to leave the appointment with a plan. I am also 70 and have neuropathy. My IgM level is nearly 3000 but the symptoms I have are worsening so I believe that Watch and Wait is over for me. I was diagnosed in July.