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8/12/2015 7:07:15 PM EDT


Had one today,  really don't want to discuss right now but would like prayers.


8/12/2015 7:20:38 PM EDT
[#1]
Prayers sent.
It's probably nothing :)
8/12/2015 7:24:03 PM EDT
[#2]
Praying yours goes better than mine did 5 years ago.


If not, all hope is not lost.

Good luck and best wishes.
8/12/2015 7:34:56 PM EDT
[#3]
I had it done 2 years ago, I'm now ok.
Don't worry yourself,  trust me, the worrying makes it much worse.
8/12/2015 7:37:40 PM EDT
[#4]
Good luck, man.

I gotta' pea sized lump in my arm that I am dreading to get biopsied.
8/12/2015 7:48:10 PM EDT
[#5]
Here to it being  "Nothing" but a test... with wonderful news at the end...
8/12/2015 7:51:42 PM EDT
[#6]
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Good luck, man.

I gotta' pea sized lump in my arm that I am dreading to get biopsied.
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Don't wait. Need to get that taken care of.
8/12/2015 8:02:40 PM EDT
[#7]
Good luck!


8/12/2015 8:06:26 PM EDT
[#8]
i had one a couple years ago on a friday. The surgeon called me in to his office on monday to tell me I had lymphoma. He said dont go run to the web to look it up, theres 37 kinds of Lymphoma, full results will tell us which kind, then you will do chemo/radiation.  Swell. I went home early and spent the day with my wife, called my son and let him know the news. 2 days later, the real doctors seemed to come in and ruled its not Lymphoma, its fucking cat scratch fever.  
I felt like the boom tiss guy, .No treatment needed, except painkillers for the removal of the groin lymph node that was swollen. its called a medical practice, because they  are running with assumptions . 2 years later I am fine. Dont sweat it till you know, then wait a couple days for them to change the report.
8/12/2015 8:14:15 PM EDT
[#9]
Good luck, brother.
8/12/2015 8:26:54 PM EDT
[#10]
Prayers that your biopsy comes out the opposite of mine at the beginning of July.   It's not the end of the world, either way.
8/12/2015 8:28:43 PM EDT
[#11]
Good luck
8/12/2015 8:36:29 PM EDT
[#12]
Prayers sent. I had a lump in my neck and it turned out to be a swollen spit gland.
8/12/2015 8:40:59 PM EDT
[#13]
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Good luck, man.

I gotta' pea sized lump in my arm that I am dreading to get biopsied.
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What are you waiting for?  Do you want it to metastasize?
8/12/2015 8:42:00 PM EDT
[#14]
I know the terror--best thoughts for your future good health.  
8/12/2015 9:03:58 PM EDT
[#15]
prayers sent.  


8/12/2015 9:13:29 PM EDT
[#16]
Prayers sent. I'll need them myself next Tuesday when my mom goes in for her biopsy...lymph nodes as well...
8/12/2015 9:14:27 PM EDT
[#17]
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i had one a couple years ago on a friday. The surgeon called me in to his office on monday to tell me I had lymphoma. He said dont go run to the web to look it up, theres 37 kinds of Lymphoma, full results will tell us which kind, then you will do chemo/radiation.  Swell. I went home early and spent the day with my wife, called my son and let him know the news. 2 days later, the real doctors seemed to come in and ruled its not Lymphoma, its fucking cat scratch fever.  
I felt like the boom tiss guy, .No treatment needed, except painkillers for the removal of the groin lymph node that was swollen. its called a medical practice, because they  are running with assumptions . 2 years later I am fine. Dont sweat it till you know, then wait a couple days for them to change the report.
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My wife and I just went through almost the same thing.  She had swollen lymph nodes that wouldn't go down which led to an ultrasound, then at CT scan, which she had an allergic reaction to the contrast.  Referral to a different doctor who order a PET scan, which identified several "hot" lymph nodes.  The recommendation instead of doing a biopsy was surgery to remove the "hottest" lymph node.  

After months of worry, and the surgery, it ended up being toxoplasmosis with no further treatment needed.


Best wishes, hopefully yours is also nothing.
8/12/2015 9:17:12 PM EDT
[#18]

Prayers sent.

8/12/2015 9:19:47 PM EDT
[#19]
My Dad just got diagnosed with lymphoma leukemia about 6 weeks ago...I just got back today from visiting him on the east coast..He's doing pretty well...active and upbeat..and the chemo is not as bad as it used to be
8/12/2015 9:26:57 PM EDT
[#20]
Prayers sent.
8/12/2015 9:33:42 PM EDT
[#21]
I had Nodular melanoma cancer and they put the dye in my back, where the cancer was and it went to my lymph nodes under my right arm, they removed them,(3)  and a large piece of my back meat. and did a biopsy came back clean. so it did not spread to the lymph nodes. keep yer chin up. I will say a prayer for you Sir.
8/13/2015 12:52:55 AM EDT
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I had Nodular melanoma cancer and they put the dye in my back, where the cancer was and it went to my lymph nodes under my right arm, they removed them,(3)  and a large piece of my back meat. and did a biopsy came back clean. so it did not spread to the lymph nodes. keep yer chin up. I will say a prayer for you Sir.
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Hey, I've done hundreds of those tests! It's a great procedure. Even when the biopsy comes back positive removing the lymph nodes "catches it" before it spreads further 50% of the time. Not bad when the prognosis for metastatic melanoma is so shitty.
8/13/2015 1:00:50 AM EDT
[#23]
Been there man.....with a heart surgeon to go in and get them in my chest.

pain in groin area...pain in arm pits....pain in jaw....and behind my ears.

woke up after 3.5 hrs on the table at St. Lukes in Houston....

they said "you don't have cancer"...I said "then what the F is it?"

Sarcoidosis......

Prayers to you.....

8/13/2015 1:09:35 AM EDT
[#24]
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i had one a couple years ago on a friday. The surgeon called me in to his office on monday to tell me I had lymphoma. He said dont go run to the web to look it up, theres 37 kinds of Lymphoma, full results will tell us which kind, then you will do chemo/radiation.  Swell. I went home early and spent the day with my wife, called my son and let him know the news. 2 days later, the real doctors seemed to come in and ruled its not Lymphoma, its fucking cat scratch fever.  
I felt like the boom tiss guy, .No treatment needed, except painkillers for the removal of the groin lymph node that was swollen. its called a medical practice, because they  are running with assumptions . 2 years later I am fine. Dont sweat it till you know, then wait a couple days for them to change the report.
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Cat Scratch Fever...
interesting. I had a positive a few years ago at our laboratory.
8/13/2015 1:12:59 AM EDT
[#25]
FPNI
8/13/2015 1:15:11 AM EDT
[#26]
Prayers out brother. I had a similar scare a few years ago. The not knowing was the most terrifying thing of it all.
8/13/2015 1:22:51 AM EDT
[#27]
Prayers Buddy. I'm waiting on a biopsy on my nose. Had basil cell carcinoma biopsy 4 months ago and had 20 radiation treatments. Doc thinks it's back so I'm waiting. Good luck to you and think positive.
8/13/2015 1:48:59 AM EDT
[#28]
Sent!
8/13/2015 2:02:26 AM EDT
[#29]
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Praying yours goes better than mine did 5 years ago.


If not, all hope is not lost.

Good luck and best wishes.
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THIS! I got my bad news a little over seven years ago. Yes it I had it in the lymph nodes. It is NOT an automatic death sentence. Yes radiation and chemo are a purple bitch, but you just have to hang tough. The advances in therapies in the seven years since my treatment are impressive. My understanding is that the cyber knife radiation is huge improvement over what I got and much easier to endure.

Email me if you want. We can chat.

Prayers outbound.

Vic.
8/13/2015 8:43:58 AM EDT
[#30]
Hodgkin's Lymphoma survivor here.  About 18 years ago.

Like everyone else has said, be positive.  Always.  Regardless of the outcome, which will be something negligible I'm sure, use this as a learning experience for your life.

My goal when I was being treated (40 days of radiation treatment) was to make the radiation techs laugh, which I was able to and it made me feel good.  I looked forward to going in and seeing them laugh.  When I was done with treatment I took them all out to dinner to celebrate.

I'm a better man now.  You will be too.