Amyloidosis

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Does anyone have this?

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Hello trying to decipher some of my test results all other blood work was normal but free light chain assay was elevated Kappa was 22.83 Lambda was 11.06 Kappa/Lambda ratio 2.06 Could anyone explai ... Show more

Hi all just diagnosed with amyloidosis. Also have multiple myeloma and lpl lymphoma or waldenstroms disease. Kidneys are getting slammed. Will start treatment on the 6th. Any input will be wond ... Show more

I lost my husband in May to al amyloidosis. He was a marine and station at camp leguene. Only 55 years old. I heard benzene causes this. Anybody have this horrible experience?

In 2016, I had a horrible sharp pain on my left side. I went to the ER and thry noticed a narrowing of my sigmoid colon that couldn’t be ruled out as a stricture. I have hEDS, which since I have had ... Show more

So I had my Protein antibodies come back low, the whole thing came back low in general, Protein 6.0 (6.0-7.7) albumin 4.0 (3.8-5.0) alpha 1 globulin .2 (.2-.4) alpha 2 globulin .7 (.5-1.0) beta gl ... Show more

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