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Low values on SPEP enough to diagnose hypogammaglobulinemia?
Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Jan 19, 2022 | Replies (10)Comment receiving replies
@mar2a Well, I didn’t do so well on that one, did I? I added an article for you on hypogammaglobulinemia. What i noticed was that hypogamma….. affects the immune system as does chemotherapy thus making you more susceptible to infections.
https://www.healthline.com/health/hypogammaglobulinemia.
You might want to try a search for other people or discussions by using the Connect search. Go to the very top of this page where you will see a ‘search’ box. Type in ‘discussions hypogammaglobulinemia’ and hit the search button. This will take you to a choice of discussions that you can read. Try it!
You had the SPEP test done by a neurologist because of frequent falls. Was any diagnosis made at that time or were you referred to a specialist?
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I have only a tentative diagnosis of possible vestibular problems. I was prescribed vestibular physical therapy to help while I waited to see a specialist. It helped some and helped me figure out to walk more safely, but then the day after the CT that identified the bladder tumor, I fell again, so it's not foolproof. Even though the bad fall was at the end of August, the vestibular specialist they referred me to is so booked up I won't be seeing him until next month. I'll still be undergoing chemo then (and after that, surgery), but I'm not going to give up my appointment and wait another 5 months just to get started. I'm hoping to at least get started on this.
I did try searching for just hypogammaglobulinemia, but didn't find much. I'll try it again with 'discussions' and see if that helps.