Paraprotein Levels

Hi Jane,

I don't have a great knowledge of medical matters and hopefully someone with a better knowledge will reply to you. But in the meantime I hope this will help a little.

As far as I know 'paraprotein' is a protein producted by the cancer cells and secreted into the blood. Mine at the moment is 21 and reducing because I'm taking Dexmethsone (a steroid).

My Haematologist here in Australia says that they have just reclassified what they class as a high paraprotein level and yours would be getting close to what we consider high. But he also said that he has patients managing with levels in the 50's.

Hang in there, they are finding new things all the time.
Best Wishes, Dawn

Hi Jane,
Don't know if this will be any help to you but try labtestsonline.org....... sorry but may not have remembered website address fully ( google lab tests on line) its a web site that explains all the lab/blood tests and gives info on them all.
Glenis

I have been wondering the same thing as my dads protein levels are going down.

Here is what ive come up with:

paraprotein introduced by Apitz in 1940 describes the protein found in urine, blood or tissues produced by myeloma cells.

They are early tumour markers. An important diagnostic feature of MM.

Paraprotein can also be used to find other health issues other than MM.

IGg - typing of the paraprotein can help to assess whether any lesions associated with myeloma are either benign or malignant.

IgG is the major antibody found in the blood that can enter tissues.

It coats germs enabling your immune system to destroy them.

For informaion about what stage you may be at look up International Staging system. It can tell you roughly what stage you are at using your readings of protein, blood etc.

Hope this helps

karen x