On 5/13/2008
JoeStiger wrote:
I feel kind of hesitant to post this when I see so many of you who are in full battle with this illness but its kind of driving me nuts with anxiety and I can't get in to see the oncologist for several weeks.
A little over a month ago i had a hypertensive stroke which fortunately did no apparent damage. In the blood tests they found the IGA level elevated.
I am told it is at 1.7 which I understand means it is MGUS. The oncologist ordered a bone survey which came back clean.
Today I saw bloodwork that showed the IGM level as slightly low (37) but my primary care doc did not want to guess about it since he believes it out of his expertise.
Finally my ESR was somewhat elevated which he claims means there is some kind of process going on but that it is very non-specific.
This is very frightening to me as I lost my dad to MM and I have a pretty good idea what it can be like. I understand that its supposedly not hereditary.
Can anyone shed any light on this for me?
Hi Joe Stiger,
I don't know that any one but your doctors can shed light on what is going on with you, but if you go to Caring4Cancer.com, the site may be able to explain the lab work that you have had done and what they are looking for when they do it. Type each lab that you want information on in the box in the upper right hand corner and hit search. I found it helpful and easy to understand. Good luck with your search.
Jan (wevebeenthere)