[Sonia]

Father, 83 years old, recently diagnosed

by Sonia on Tue Oct 23, 2018 2:01 pm

Hello

First I'd like to thank everyone on this forum for all the knowledge I have gotten over the past couple weeks.

I am from India and my 83 year old father was just recently diagnosed with multiple myeloma.

He had low haemoglobin and high creatinine along with lower back pain, all of which led us to a bone marrow aspiration and MRI of his spine. He appears to have many many lesions on his spine.

The haematologist could not confirm whether he is high risk or standard risk after the FISH test

I am so very sad to have my dad go through multiple myeloma at this late stage in his life.

Best,
Sonia

[Beacon Staff]

Re: Father, 83 years old, recently diagnosed

by Beacon Staff on Tue Oct 23, 2018 2:06 pm

We're sorry to hear of your father's diagnosis, Sonia, but we're glad you found this forum.

There have been a number of discussions here in the forum related to India. You can find many of those discussions at this link.

We also always recommend that new forum members explore the many links to lists of previous discussions about specific myeloma treatments and side effects you can find in this forum post: "Useful links to existing forum discussions". That post is always listed at the top of the "Treat­ments & Side Effects" section of the forum.

Another place to look for links to useful lists of previous forum discussions is the part of the sidebar on the right side of the forum that is labeled "Forum Discussions - View By Specific Subject".

Best wishes to you and your family.