Here are my latest results.

Specific Proteins

Test Name    Result       AB    Normal Range   Units
IGG          466          L     600-1700       MG/DL
IGM          31           L     35-290         MG/DL
IGA          408          H     40-400         MG/DL

Electrophoresis

The SPE pattern demonstrates two bands of restricted mobility in the gamma region.

Immunofix, Serum

Monoclonal component typed as IgA Lambda. Concentration of monoclonal protein determined by serum protein electrophoresis is 0.4 g/dL.
Monoclonal component typed as IgA Lambda. Concentration of monoclonal protein determined by serum protein electrophoresis is 0.3 g/dL.
*Suggestive of a monoclonal component typed as IgG Kappa. Concentration of monoclonal protein is too low to accurately quantify.

* This is new! Previously, I’ve only ever had just two m-spikes. That’s not enough?  I vaguely remember seeing this on one other report, so maybe it’s something that comes and goes.  In any case, it’s not enough to measure, so I’m not alarmed.

Serum Free Light Chain Assay

Test Name                  Result     AB  Normal Range    Units
Kappa Free, Serum          0.1380     L   0.33-1.94       mg/dL
Lambda Free, Serum         1.24           0.57-2.63       mg/dL
K/L FLC Ratio              0.1113     L   0.26-1.65       mg/dL

Still, no myeloma treatment for over two years.

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I wanted to post my results, and got a little behind! Here it is:

SERUM PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS: COMPARED TO 6/1/09, NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN PREVIOUSLY CHARACTERIZED (2) IgA-LAMBDAS FROM 0.25 TO 0.26 G/dL AND FROM 0.19 TO 0.15 G/dL.

The two m-spikes have been staying this way for several months now. The complete bone survey report says, “No
aggressive lytic or sclerotic osseous lesions.”

Good, eh?

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Dr. Brian Durie, Chairman and Medical Director of the International Myeloma Foundation, will host a teleconference next week to highlight key myeloma presentations at the upcoming American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting. The teleconference will take place on Monday, November 30th at 11 a.m. ET.

Discussion topics will include:
§ Treating the full cycle of myeloma
§ Pipeline drugs – what’s next and why they’re needed
§ Genetic variations in survival and outcome

Here are the dial-in details for the teleconference:

800.860.2442 (U.S.) or 412.858.4600 (outside of the U.S.)
Pass code: IMF

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Ray Romano hosted the IMF’s third annual Comedy Celebration for the Peter Boyle Memorial Fund a few days ago. I’m so glad to see the IMF getting these big names to help raise money for research. Every life lost to myeloma is an important one, which is why these people are giving their time and lending their names to this cause. Read more at www.myeloma.org.

I really respect and admire the people at the IMF.  I’ve been to three of the patient and family seminars and recommend them to anyone I meet who has myeloma or cares for someone with myeloma.  I hope you’ll make a contribution so the IMF can find a cure and continue to educate patients and their families.

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