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Re: Surgery/hysterectomy in patients with multiple myeloma

by guest on Tue Oct 10, 2017 10:02 am

I always felt that my oophor­ectomy (removal of ovaries) caused my multiple myeloma. Because my body could no longer make estrogen to keep my bones strong, I believe that the oophor­ectomy com­pro­mised the micro­environment of the bone, resulting in multiple myeloma. I never had the slightest bone pain or any fractures before this surgery, and then was found to have lytic lesions all over my body just 3 years later with multiple rib and back fractures. My oophorectomy was done for cysts which turned out to be dermoid cysts (completely benign).

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Re: Surgery/hysterectomy in patients with multiple myeloma

by kjpoppit on Sun Oct 29, 2017 2:40 am

I certainly hope surgery doesn’t stir up myeloma. I had weight loss surgery a couple weeks ago. My myeloma has been quiet since my stem cell transplant in 2014. I have been doing well, but I also know it’s only a matter of time before it returns as I had t4:14 and p17 deletion. So when my myeloma rears its ugly head again, I won’t be able to say if it was surgery or just my time. Either way, I am just going to keep living life.