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Re: Newly diagnosed and full of questions!
I went in yesterday and they took my blood to see where my anemia is at. If it is the same or lower I am doing a blood transfusion today. So you all can rest, thank you for your concern, will update later where it is at and if I need the transfusion.
Re: Newly diagnosed and full of questions!
dee, was just wondering whether you ended up needing a transfusion. Hoping you can give us an update.
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BryanD
Re: Newly diagnosed and full of questions!
Seems anemia is not the main concern right now, I am waiting for a call back to see if I need to go in for dialysis.
Re: Newly diagnosed and full of questions!
Dear Dee777,
I agree with the others. Your degree of anemia is striking and, with 56% plasma cells in your marrow, I strongly suspect that the myeloma is the direct cause of your anemia (FYI, those are myeloma plasma cells in your marrow -- not an excess of normal ones. Although some benign conditions can cause increased levels of plasma cells, none of those conditions cause levels as high as 56%. Plus, the missing chromosomes 8 and particularly 13 are indicative that these are malignant/cancerous plasma cells and not benign plasma cells).
You mention dialysis. Are your kidneys starting to shut down, or did you mean a blood transfusion? If your kidneys are sutting down, that is a medical emergency that needs to be dealt with now.
I would strongly advise that you supplement your dietary strategy with a standard treatment strategy now. As the others have mentioned, treatment for myeloma has gotten markedly better and most everyone will have a terrific response to their initial therapy.
Let us know how we can help.
Best of luck to you!
Take care,
Pete V.
I agree with the others. Your degree of anemia is striking and, with 56% plasma cells in your marrow, I strongly suspect that the myeloma is the direct cause of your anemia (FYI, those are myeloma plasma cells in your marrow -- not an excess of normal ones. Although some benign conditions can cause increased levels of plasma cells, none of those conditions cause levels as high as 56%. Plus, the missing chromosomes 8 and particularly 13 are indicative that these are malignant/cancerous plasma cells and not benign plasma cells).
You mention dialysis. Are your kidneys starting to shut down, or did you mean a blood transfusion? If your kidneys are sutting down, that is a medical emergency that needs to be dealt with now.
I would strongly advise that you supplement your dietary strategy with a standard treatment strategy now. As the others have mentioned, treatment for myeloma has gotten markedly better and most everyone will have a terrific response to their initial therapy.
Let us know how we can help.
Best of luck to you!
Take care,
Pete V.
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Dr. Peter Voorhees - Name: Peter Voorhees, M.D.
Beacon Medical Advisor
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