← Return to Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia: What to expect during watch & wait?

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@catalinae

Hi,this site has been very helpful not only in sharing info. but also in making me realize I am not alone!
My question today is "why watch and wait"? Please help me to understand that.
My. Hemotologist gave me a printout and I feel that he furnished me with numbers,but it was overwhelming at.least to me. The printout was dated 2012. Perhaps
an oversight on his part.
Maybe I am just venting.catalina

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Good morning, @catalinae. You’re welcome to vent anytime. We all need a pressure relief valve and no better place to open up than with others who are sharing a similar experience with you. ☺️
Ah, the dreaded ‘watch and wait’. Sometimes it feels like you’re waiting for ‘the other shoe to drop’, doesn’t it? But you can also look at it in a positive light that your hematologist isn’t anticipating anything to change rapidly.

There is no clinical value in starting you on a treatment right now because it wouldn’t do anything to slow the progression or change the course of your disease. There’s no point being on a medication when it’s not needed yet. If or when your blood work starts showing signs of a proliferation of unusual cells, then your doctor will talk to you about the options for treatment.

Not sure what the dated printout you received was concerning. Was this an informational sheet on WM?

Hola Catalina, le saludo cordialmente. Quiero contarle que mi esposo había sido prediagnosticado hace 3 meses con Macroglobulinemia de Waldestrom, y hace solo 1 mes y algunos días su diagnóstico final fue Mieloma Múltiple, aunque ambas enfermedades son muy parecidas en síntomas la realidad es otra en su evolución, ya mi esposo se puso el primer suero citostático porque tiene una cantidad considerable de células malignas filtradas en su médula, y aunque la pasó bastante delicado con las reacciones adversas de dicho suero, estamos seguros de que es una de las soluciones más efectivas en la lucha contra la enfermedad, y con miedo pero con fe mañana enfrentaremos el segundo citostático. Estoy segura que en este lugar ( mayoclinic) encontrará respuesta y apoyo a sus preguntas y dudas. Un abrazo a todos y mis mayores deseos de bienestar.😏🤗