HomeAnswersHematologybeta thalesemia minorI have beta thalassemia minor and suffer from pain in my back due to arthritis and bone pain due to a bruise. Please help.

How to manage back and bone pain in a person with beta thalassemia minor?

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Published At December 8, 2023
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Patient's Query

Hello doctor,

I have two bone pains in my body. One has been present for two years and is stated to be arthritis in a joint in my back (I have scoliosis). The other is due to an injury and stated to be a bone bruise. Other than that, I do not have any pain in my bones, and I have had multiple MRIs and X-rays done recently for orthopedic things that have not caught anything unusual. I just received a blood test result back, and I am concerned about the possibility of a multiple myeloma diagnosis. At the time of the blood draw, I was likely incubating strep as I tested positive two days later. It was also my third strep infection in three months. I took Finasteride at the time of the blood draw and Naproxen. I have no other significant findings. Creatine, protein, and albumin are all normal. I have beta thalassemia minor, so my red blood cells are all over the place, but that has been that way for life. Can you provide some insight about the elevated levels?

Hi,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

Thanks for the query.

Please upload all the test reports for review.

Regards.

Patient's Query

Hi doctor,

Thank you.

I uploaded two laboratory reports. My kidney functions, while all normal, all moved a slight bit worse in two weeks' time. You can see my earlier laboratory reports from two weeks before the one dated a month ago, which shows my results. I was taking 500 mg of Naproxen for ten days and was strep-A positive two days later. I also have beta-thalassemia, which shows up on my report. I am not concerned about that. My big concern is the myeloma biomarkers. Please help.

Hi,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

I understand your concern.

From these reports (attachments are hidden to protect the patient's identity), you do not have any evidence of multiple myeloma because Hb (hemoglobin) is slightly low, 11.2 g/dL. Urea and creatinine are normal. Globulin is normal, which is supposed to be high. The kappa light chain is minimally high, 21.8 mg/dL, and calcium is normal. So, from all these reports, there is no evidence of multiple myeloma.

I hope this addresses your query.

Kind regards.

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Dr. Abdul Aziz Khan
Dr. Abdul Aziz Khan

Medical oncology

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