i'm very sorry you're dealing with this especially at such a young age. unfortunately there's no good answer to your question. the course of multiple myeloma is different for every person. some people live many years with few symptoms. other people have rapidly progressive disease that takes their life fairly quickly. my concern for you is twofold. first why don't you want to treat this condition when you're just 25 years old? you have your whole life ahead of you. i could understand a 70-year-old declining treatment. but a young man? this puzzles me. second your doctor should be more responsive. he or she doesn't have the right to withhold information from you merely because you are choosing to decline treatment. i'd strongly suggest you get a second opinion or switch health care providers. you deserve a doctor who's willing to partner with you in terms of assessing the form and severity of your disease. please assemble a supportive team of family and friends to help you make decisions as you go forward. i'm not suggesting you're incapable of making your own decisions. it's just always good to have input from caring intelligent people who have your best interest at heart. i wish you all the best as you navigate the course of this disease. in 1967 nine months before multiple myeloma was "active " the doctor found the disease in my father's blood stream (work). he was 56 years old. 1 1/2 yr later he died. the cytoxin chemo was ineffective. the only successful relief occurred during radiation from which he suffered pneumonia. new drugs and especially stem cell theraphy were not yet discovered. my father suffered although silently. he lost bone off his spine as he became shorter. in the final hospitalization the family was told that although he was given blood transfusions the blood would clot and could not circulate and therefore he died. my father was a college professor who taught in an old navy duplex wooden lined. it was often sprayed for insects. twenty years later the multiple myeloma occurred. five years after this the professor who taught in the room across from my father died of multiple myeloma also.
what will happen and how long will i live if i dont get treatment for multiple myeloma blood cancer. i am a white male 25 years old 140lbs 5'5. i would really like to know please. if you have any questions please ask i dont want treatment but my doctor wont answer me unless i get treatment.