[toshi27]

Newly Diagnosed July 2013

by toshi27 on Wed Jul 10, 2013 10:02 am

First of all sorry for my english, it's not my first language.

I'm a 40 years old male lives in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Since May 2013 I had experience bone pain in hip (left) and then back pain (lower and middle). On june 30 the pain become unbearable so i go to hospital for treatment. The doctor suggest that i have MRI immediately, later that night he said i probably have a Multiple Myeloma something that i never heard before and told me i better go see Hemathologist Oncologist.
So i did on 7/8 last monday, the oncologist sent me to do multiple blood and urine test and also bone survey on X-Ray.... I'm still waiting on one more result from the lab (protein) untill i can go and see the doctor again next friday.

One thing that worried me is my ferritin level is very high (1292 ng/ml), what is that mean? Do i have kidney problem...?

It is frustating because i have to wait for 2 days before i can see my doctor again and that ferritin number is scaring me.
Now i'm afraid to take pain killer that i have consumed since a week ago, i just hope that the pain is not so severe now

[Kate]

Re: Newly Diagnosed July 2013

by Kate on Thu Jul 11, 2013 1:14 pm

Hi toshi27,
You wrote:
<One thing that worried me is my ferritin level is very high (1292 ng/ml), what is that mean? Do i have kidney problem...? >

I had never heard of ferritin but did a search. It has to do with iron and your number appears to be high.
I suggest you go to the link below and hope it will ease your worry a bit.

http://www.medicinenet.com/ferritin_blood_test/article.htm

Kate

[Dr. Peter Voorhees]

Re: Newly Diagnosed July 2013

by Dr. Peter Voorhees on Sat Jul 13, 2013 4:26 pm

Dear Toshi27,

A high ferritin can be a sign of iron overload or just a non-specific marker of significant inflammation. Anything that can cause significant inflammation, be it infection or otherwise, can lead to an elevated ferritin.

Hope this helps. Take care and good luck!

Pete V.