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Title: Lymphoma?
Post by: BlueStateSaint on October 30, 2017, 05:22:42 AM
Gang, I had a scare over the summer, where I had a muscle spasm in my chest, right next to my sternum.  I was laying on the couch at the time, and I rocketed off the couch as the spasm hit.  Before my feet hit the floor, the spasm was over.  I talked to my primary care doc, and he suggested a C/T scan of my upper chest.  The scan came back, and what it showed was that I had several swollen lymph nodes in my upper chest, around my esophagus and in my armpits.  I had a few stomach bugs this spring/summer, as well as a bacterial upper respitory infection, and bronchitis (which is vital, as I found out), so I wasn't surprised to have swollen lymph nodes.

My primary then scheduled a full torso C/T scan, which found the same swollen lymph nodes.  So, after consulting an oncologist, I decided to have an entire lymph node removed from my right armpit.  That surgery was last Tuesday.  I get the results of the biopsy tomorrow, maybe even late today.  It could be 1) nothing; 2) a 'low-grade' lymphoma, 3) full-blown lymphoma.  I'm pretty sure that it's the first one, but Tom Petty was right about things like this:  The waiting is the hardest part.  If anyone could spare a few prayers, I'd be grateful.
Title: Re: Lymphoma?
Post by: cmypay on October 30, 2017, 06:14:22 AM
Prayers! Hoping it is the first, just an effect of the earlier infections.
Title: Re: Lymphoma?
Post by: freedumb2003b on October 30, 2017, 06:24:26 AM
Prayers for sure!

My wife had a lymphoma in her intestine removed 3 years ago.  It was complete and she remains cancer-free but we continuously worry that it will return.

Title: Re: Lymphoma?
Post by: BlueStateSaint on October 31, 2017, 03:38:03 PM
An update:  my oncologist called me and said, "I can't do anything for you--the biopsy came back benign."  Thanks to those who prayed!
Title: Re: Lymphoma?
Post by: thundley4 on October 31, 2017, 09:42:30 PM
An update:  my oncologist called me and said, "I can't do anything for you--the biopsy came back benign."  Thanks to those who prayed!


 :yahoo:
Title: Re: Lymphoma?
Post by: catsmtrods on November 01, 2017, 05:27:37 AM
Great news
Title: Re: Lymphoma?
Post by: SVPete on November 01, 2017, 07:17:40 AM
Great news, BSS!
Title: Re: Lymphoma?
Post by: Texacon on November 01, 2017, 08:53:29 AM
Just saw this.  Outstanding!  Great news.

KC
Title: Re: Lymphoma?
Post by: Wineslob on November 01, 2017, 01:59:25 PM
 :yahoo:
Title: Re: Lymphoma?
Post by: RobJohnson on November 01, 2017, 02:03:15 PM
An update:  my oncologist called me and said, "I can't do anything for you--the biopsy came back benign."  Thanks to those who prayed!




Great news!
Title: Re: Lymphoma?
Post by: Maverick1987 on November 01, 2017, 04:46:37 PM
 :cheersmate:
Title: Re: Lymphoma?
Post by: freedumb2003b on November 01, 2017, 04:58:37 PM
An update:  my oncologist called me and said, "I can't do anything for you--the biopsy came back benign."  Thanks to those who prayed!

Thank God! :)

Thanks for sharing the good news.
Title: Re: Lymphoma?
Post by: FunkyZero on November 01, 2017, 05:48:59 PM
An update:  my oncologist called me and said, "I can't do anything for you--the biopsy came back benign."  Thanks to those who prayed!

That's the most awesome thing I've read this week!
These things have a way of reminding us not to stray from God... even when it happens to someone else.
Very happy for you!