What Is Multiple Myeloma And How Is It Treated?

Common Symptoms Of Multiple Myeloma

For patients with symptomatic myeloma, the most common symptoms include; bone pain and fractures, increase or decrease in urination, impaired kidney function, increased thirst, loss of appetite and weight loss, nausea and vomiting, fatigue, weakness, confusion, and restlessness.

Cancer in the bone marrow eats away at the bones and results in osteolytic lesions, which weakens bones and increases the risk of fractures. Hypercalcemia causes the breakdown of bones as a result of too much calcium in the blood. The excess calcium causes many of the symptoms related to symptomatic multiple myeloma such as an increase in thirst, changes in urination, confusion, restlessness, and loss of appetite, resulting in weight loss.