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@redvrm greetings and welcome to the Mayo Clinic’s Connect. There is a higher risk within families...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1475089/

Discussion: What are my chances that MGUS turns into multiple myeloma?

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Posted: Jan 5 11:38am

SMOLDERING MULTIPLE MYELOMA

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1482409/

Discussion: What are my chances that MGUS turns into multiple myeloma?

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Posted: 3 days ago

@tmcclint92 I echo Ginger's welcome and look forward to hearing your answers to her questions. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/643595/

Discussion: What diagnostic tests did you have done to confirm Multiple Myeloma?

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Posted: Oct 9, 2021

Hi @friedamay, you'll notice that I moved your message to this existing discussion about darzalex and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/195553/

Discussion: Darzalex Treatment

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Posted: Jan 20, 2019

@kcmogal, welcome. IgA myeloma is the second-most common type. (In people with multiple myeloma, 70% have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1482931/

Discussion: Smoldering Multiple Myeloma (SMM). Questions and Answers

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Posted: 3 days ago

@pghparrothead, welcome. You're advice to @faithgirl30 is wise. "They will be happy to dismiss you if...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/328627/

Discussion: Newly diagnosed with “Thick Blood”. Should I be concerned?

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Dec 24, 2020

Hello @tristram, Welcome to Connect. I saw your post in the GBS (Guillain-Barre Syndrome) discussion and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/784483/

Discussion: Multiple Myeloma: Come introduce yourself and let's talk

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Posted: Dec 13, 2022

https://www.myelomacentral.com/livingwithmm/multiple-myeloma-treatment-monitoring/understanding-multiple-myeloma-lab-test-results

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1364477/

Discussion: blood disorder

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Posted: Aug 5, 2025

@lindagi I am curious if the diagnosis is multiple myeloma, or one of the precurosors of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1017637/

Discussion: Has anyone been diagnosed with both AML and Multiple Myeloma?

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Feb 17, 2024

@wyom1998 Multiple myeloma is abbreviated to mm by many people. I believe what you are asking...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/664992/

Discussion: I have smoldering Myeloma. Does anyone have this diagnosis?

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Posted: Dec 24, 2021

I have smoldering multiple myeloma. Too much coffee is the answer to how much!

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1471576/

Discussion: Coffee and Multiple Myeloma

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Posted: Dec 31, 2025

@cemeterygal01, as you gather information on your particular combination of both amyloidosis and multiple myeloma, you...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/853948/

Discussion: Diagnosed with both multiple myeloma and amyloidosis: Anyone else?

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Posted: May 3, 2023

@tristram, how are you doing? I found this article about multiple myeloma and managing bone pain:...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/808437/

Discussion: Any suggestions to alleviate Bone Pain from Multiple Myeloma?

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Feb 8, 2023

Hello @beepoop. You may be interested in checking out the following discussion on multiple myeloma as...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/81201/

Discussion: I have smoldering Myeloma. Does anyone have this diagnosis?

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Feb 20, 2019

For all Smoldering Multiple Myeloma (SMM) diagnosis, did your BMB show any gene mutations or Chromosomes...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1479772/

Discussion: Smoldering Multiple Myeloma (SMM). Questions and Answers

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Posted: Jan 11 2:09pm

Welcome to Connect, @helchen. You'll notice that I moved your message to this discussion about waiting...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/172453/

Discussion: Waiting on Multiple Myeloma testing

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Dec 29, 2018

Hi @gina5009 CRAB criteria is a means of staging multiple myeloma. Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/890159/

Discussion: Does anyone else have MGUS?

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Posted: Jul 4, 2023

@treinbold Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect! I am attaching several articles here that speak to your...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/914636/

Discussion: I have smoldering Myeloma. Does anyone have this diagnosis?

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Aug 17, 2023

@cemeterygal01 Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect! Having received a new diagnosis can sure be unsettling, definitely....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/847766/

Discussion: Diagnosed with both multiple myeloma and amyloidosis: Anyone else?

Support Group: Blood Cancers & Disorders

Posted: Apr 22, 2023

2016 - Diagnosed with Non Hodgkins Lymphoma, involving the IgM. 2025 - Recently diagnosed with Multiple...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1466302/

Discussion: Smoldering Multiple Myeloma (SMM). Questions and Answers

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Posted: Dec 23, 2025