Third, the remaining normal plasma cells produce fewer antibodies, which reduce resistance to infection. The most common symptom of the disease is pain in your bones, particularly in the vertebrae. Other symptoms include weakness, easy fatigue, increased levels of calcium in the blood, and increased susceptibility to infection. Myeloma affects mainly people over 50 and is somewhat more common in men. Myeloma cannot be cured, but if you have the disease, treatment may give you several years of fairly normal life, depending on how advanced the disease is.
Recurrent infection is a common problem with the disease, and it can be serious.
There is a risk of chronic kidney failure, and bleeding is another common problem. If you are over 50 and you have developed bone pain, especially in your back, see your physician. If you have multiple myeloma, laboratory analysis of blood and urine samples and X rays of the skeleton will usually detect it. In the early stages of multiple myeloma, if there are no complications and if there is no anemia, no treatment is necessary. If the disease has become more advanced, an anticancer drug is used.