So I got my M-spike information back and I am very confused.
At my other doctor, the below was the result.
GAMMA 1 M-SPIKE 0.2 g/dL
GAMMA 2 M-SPIKE 0.2 g/dL
SERUM ELECTROPHORESIS INTERPRETATION Two faint bands with restricted mobility (M-spike) in the gamma region consistent with monoclonal gammopathy. IFE testing on 11/17/2020 revealed two IgM kappa monoclonal proteins. Electronically signed by MD.
At Dana Farber
Gamma M Spike 1 0.25 g/dl*
Protein Electrophoresis:
-Two M-spikes detected
One M-spike is admixed within a background of polyclonal immunoglobulins. The M-spike concentration reported includes both the M-spike and the polyclonal immunoglobulin background and is thus an overestimate. One Immunofixation shows a faint M-spike that is not apparent on the electropherogram and, therefore, cannot be quantitated.Immunofixation:-Double gammopathy with IgM Kappa paraprotein.The findings are consistent with monomeric and pentameric forms of IgMparaprotein, and do not necessarily indicate biclonality.
So I am SOOOO confused. Was this an improvement? Was this just a different way of coming up with the same result? I have no idea.
My guess is that this is an improvement /stable because all the other test came back normal. But at the same time I wonder about all this polyclonal immuogloblins talk. Does this meant that I have some sort of chronic infection that I don't know about? I ask because my hs-crp is high as well.
Now I am kind of obsessed with finding out what could be causing the polyclonal immunoglobulins.
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