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Symptoms
There are several symptoms that have been reported to be associated with Multiple Myeloma. However many of the symptoms are not unique and could be associated with other ailments as well.
Common MM symptoms include-
- Feeling tired and exhausted all the time
- Frequent infections that maybe associated with spurts of fever
- Looking Pale and Anemic
- Pain in the bones especially in the back region
- Thinning of the long bones
- Tendency to suffer from fractures
- Feeling frequently thirsty
- Weight loss
- Kidney problems
- Constipation
- Nausea
Some patients have reported chronic headache, anemia and loose stools as some of the early symptoms of MM.
Amyloidoisis is a chronic manifestation and maybe one of the presenting conditions of MM.
