Hi all.
Bryan here from Australia. 37 years old (2 days ago) . Tingly hot feet at times-probably the only relatable symptom. Nothing else.
Bloods came back as small paraprotein (4 G/L I was told) IgA. Lambda? All new terms for me .
Had a skeletal survey and will get the results next week along with having a bone biopsy tomorrow. Haematologist said I didn’t need to do this, but he offered it up for peace of mind of “knowing vs not knowing” whether it is MM or MGUS.
Hmmmm I think their concern is my age. I know a little bit now and extremely Unusual to have MGUS at 37, although I would like to assume also unusual to have MM at 37. Heard of anyone else getting MGUS under 40?? GP did say common for people over 70 (5%) but my age hmmmm
Anyway, obviously I’m scared, can’t deny it. The procedure tomorrow doesn’t bother me, it’s what they see under the microscope. I have two daughters under 5.
Of course I’m hopeful for a MGUS diagnosis as the alternative sounds like a disaster (Google) , but obviously if I find out it’s MGUS, I can foresee my life being altered mentally probably more than physically.
Sorry for the rant.
Bryan