Hi,
I have been working like mad, moving kids to college, and having lots of dr. appts so I haven't been around much. Fortunately I have been feeling great
I had some new abnormal findings on my last labs. Low IgG and low Serum Kappa with a note saying hypogammaglobulinemia was detected. Also low lymphocytes and high neutrophils. Dr said only that my labs were off and I should be checked for myeloma to be safe but said nothing else about it. I didn't get a copy of the results after the appt.
I looked up hypogammaglobulinemia and the symptoms match mine to a tee. My rheum doesn't know about my long history (all my life) of chronic and persistent infections. This has raised numerous quesions in my mind but I don't go back to the rheum for 6 months.
I am also wondering if low IgG could be an imuran side effect but haven't found it listed. Any info would be appreciated.
Laker
I thought IgG levels had to do with allergies. I think Karin knows a lot about them. Sorry, I don't know anything about them, but I wanted to tell you that.I think this must not be something people run into much. What I was able to find was pretty complicated. I usually don't try to find out that much as I am tested up the wazoo at every appt., but thought I ought to check it out when she said it could indicate myeloma, then noticed the related CVID condition fit very well and my labs fit, so I wondered why the dr did not say anything about that. I'll ask my GP when I go next week for my follow-up.
Laker
IgG is not a very specific term. It does not define the type of antibody tested. IgG just implies that the antibodies tested are not new but from something in the "past." The higher the number, the more recent past. You can test mycoplasma IgG, Rh factor IgG, Food allergies IgG, Parvo virus IgG, etc, etc. In other words you can do an IgG test for just about anything. So, my question is, what was the test for? IgG what?
:) K
IgG protiens can be tested for. If someone is deficient in the protien it can be suggestive of certain disease states. I'm sorry I can't remember what it tests for, its too late for me. But yes, you can test for the protien without testing for a specific antibody.The test was for monoclonal proteins. I forgot to put that in.
Laker