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My Wife Is Scheduled For A Pet Scan. Her Lamda Light Chain Remains High. Latest Bone Marrow Biopsy Showed Some Monoclonal Plasma Cells.

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New Braunfels, TX
July 2, 2024
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Sounds like she will be getting a full body nuclear PET scan to determine any MM activity. She’ll get a nuclear dye injection and wait one hour before going in the tube. The dye will “light up” and show the doctors where, if any, the cancer is.

Since she was diagnosed in 2017 I’m assuming she got into remission and now suspects a relapse. Don’t worry. Many therapies are available.

July 2, 2024
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It sounds like your wife is undergoing thorough evaluations for her condition. Here are some key points related to her situation based on the context provided:

- PET Scan: This imaging test is used to look for lesions or damage in the bones or soft tissues, which can help in assessing the extent of the disease
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It sounds like your wife is undergoing thorough evaluations for her condition. Here are some key points related to her situation based on the context provided:

- PET Scan: This imaging test is used to look for lesions or damage in the bones or soft tissues, which can help in assessing the extent of the disease.
- Lambda Light Chain: High levels of lambda light chains can be indicative of abnormal plasma cell activity, which is common in conditions like multiple myeloma.
- Bone Marrow Biopsy: The presence of monoclonal plasma cells in the bone marrow biopsy suggests that there are abnormal plasma cells, which is a characteristic of multiple myeloma.

If you have any specific questions or need further details, please let me know!

July 2, 2024

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