[kerryanneParticipant]

1. Hi all,

last week my 69 year old Mum had a routine CT scan on her lungs as lately her asthma has been dreadful. The scan picked up a tiny lesion on her right rib cage, my mum has had slight pain on that side for a while along with pain in her left arm at the top. The consultant asked her back the next day after her scan and sent her for bloods and the urine test (benched jones?) and told her could possibly be Myeloma. She has a full bone scan next week too, however we still have not heard anything back re bloods and urine. Is this a good sign as now over a week ago? My mum used to be a cancer nurse specialist so is taking it all in her stride but I feel distraught and the waiting is making it worse. Sorry to moan on but just wonder what the diagnosis process had been for others.

Thanks in advance

Kerry

[rebeccaRParticipant]

Hi Kerry, Sorry to hear about your predicament. Obviously your mum is not at a “crucial” stage re symptoms so think the time element you are experiencing is pretty normal. They may wait for the full body scan before bringing you in for a discussion so they have the full picture. Bloods normally take a week, I was diagnosed with kidney failure so was admitted to hospital and obviously the whole process was speeded up. I think when they start treatment will be dependant on your mums body scan as you do not mention any other problems she has been experiencing like fatigue or aneamia type symptoms? Treatment generally starts only when MM starts damaging the body. If bloods look suspect she will also have a bone marrow biopsy to confirm the diagnosis and level. Try not to worry, your results will come soon enough, and if it is MM it sounds like it has been caught early so that is a positive.

Kind regards,

Rebecca

[kerryanneParticipant]

Thank you for getting back to me Rebecca. I hope things are going ok for you. Take care x

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