I have posted a couple of times so far and enjoy reading all of the posts on many of the subjects. I have noticed that I am very lightheaded quite a bit lately. I am not one to be like this. It is usually when I am sitting down, which I am sure is a bonus. It is just so weird for me to experience this. Is this something that is common with MGUS? Or could it just be a coincidence?
Robin
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robinblessed54 - Name: Robin
- Who do you know with myeloma?: Me/MGUS
- When were you/they diagnosed?: January 2018
- Age at diagnosis: 63
Re: Newly diagnosed with MGUS & feeling lightheaded
Hi Robin,
How's your hemoglobin and red blood cell (RBC) counts doing? Lightheadedness can be a symptom of anemia, which can be caused by monoclonal gammopathies. Vitamin B12 deficiency can also cause lightheadedness and may also accompany monoclonal gammopathies. There are also a host of other potential causes of lightheadedness, including low glucose levels, hypotension, dehydration, etc.
Your GP should be able to screen you to get to the root cause.
How's your hemoglobin and red blood cell (RBC) counts doing? Lightheadedness can be a symptom of anemia, which can be caused by monoclonal gammopathies. Vitamin B12 deficiency can also cause lightheadedness and may also accompany monoclonal gammopathies. There are also a host of other potential causes of lightheadedness, including low glucose levels, hypotension, dehydration, etc.
Your GP should be able to screen you to get to the root cause.
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Multibilly - Name: Multibilly
- Who do you know with myeloma?: Me
- When were you/they diagnosed?: Smoldering, Nov, 2012
Re: Newly diagnosed with MGUS & feeling lightheaded
Multibilly,
Thanks, I hadn’t thought about that. My entire life I have never been anemic, not even during pregnancy. That is what is so strange to me to have a blood disorder. I take a liquid B vitamin complex, so hope it is just being tired.
I have had hip pain for over a year and had an x-ray on Friday. I have already had a nuclear bone scan to check for bone metastasis from my breast cancer . Okay there. So just trying to navigate through this process.
Thanks,
Robin
Thanks, I hadn’t thought about that. My entire life I have never been anemic, not even during pregnancy. That is what is so strange to me to have a blood disorder. I take a liquid B vitamin complex, so hope it is just being tired.
I have had hip pain for over a year and had an x-ray on Friday. I have already had a nuclear bone scan to check for bone metastasis from my breast cancer . Okay there. So just trying to navigate through this process.
Thanks,
Robin
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robinblessed54 - Name: Robin
- Who do you know with myeloma?: Me/MGUS
- When were you/they diagnosed?: January 2018
- Age at diagnosis: 63
Re: Newly diagnosed with MGUS & feeling lightheaded
Multbilly,
Here are my labs as of December 19, 2017:
WBC's AUTO - 5.3 mcL
RBC,AUTO - 4.36 Mill/mcL
HGB - 13.7 g/dL
HCT, AUTO 41.1 %
MCV 94.2 fL
MCH 31.4 pg/cell
MCHC 33.3 g/dL
Robin
Here are my labs as of December 19, 2017:
WBC's AUTO - 5.3 mcL
RBC,AUTO - 4.36 Mill/mcL
HGB - 13.7 g/dL
HCT, AUTO 41.1 %
MCV 94.2 fL
MCH 31.4 pg/cell
MCHC 33.3 g/dL
Robin
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robinblessed54 - Name: Robin
- Who do you know with myeloma?: Me/MGUS
- When were you/they diagnosed?: January 2018
- Age at diagnosis: 63
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