[janmatthamsParticipant]

my hubby is in partial  remission and his paraprotein has gone up from 5 to 6 I know it’s only a slight rise but should we be concerned 

[davidbrParticipant]

Hi Jan

In my humble opinion you should not be worried. My Paraproteins have gone from 15-45 in the last 3 years but my consultant at my last 3 reviews is saying “you are cured and all Myeloma is gone”.

As I understand it, it is a ratio between your Paraproteins and kappa-light-chains which matter. If I have that wrong hopefully someone will explain this correctly.

When I was diagnosed my Paraproteins were over 2500 so a low figure of 5-6 in my humble opinion is nothing to be worried about.

Hope this helps. If you are concerned maybe you could speak to you husbands consultant for reasurrance.

Best Regards David

 

• This reply was modified 6 years, 6 months ago by  davidbr.

[debbiegParticipant]

Hi Jan – the paraprotein level can fluctuate slightly from test to test so please don’t be worried about this slight increase. Please ask your husband’s doctor (haematologist) to elaborate at the next clinic appointment. Generally speaking the doctor will be looking at the trend of the paraprotein level over several blood tests, rather than one change in isolation.
Hi David – just to clarify – I believe the figure 2500 will have been your light chain level (which can run into 1000’s), as opposed to paraprotein level (which is usually in the 10’s).

With best wishes
Debbie Gardiner
Myeloma Information Specialist

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