Cancer Survival Stories

[livingwith]

On April 23rd I had surgery to remove an enlarged lymph node from my neck. A week later I went in for the results of the pathology and was told I had lymphoma. I knew that was cancer, but that was all I knew about it. I went home and got on the internet, just to find out how many different kinds of NHL there are.
A week later I was told it was Indolent Follicular NHL, Grade 2 and that I was Stage III. The hematology oncologist also told me there is no cure for this type of lymphoma. After...Read the full article

[ScottK]

i just received the same diagnosis (last friday) I am going in for another consult tomorrow. we are awaiting addnl testing to determine stage etc. How are you doing?

[spikegomez]

[quote="livingwith"]On April 23rd I had surgery to remove an enlarged lymph node from my neck. A week later I went in for the results of the pathology and was told I had lymphoma. I knew that was cancer, but that was all I knew about it. I went home and got on the internet, just to find out how many different kinds of NHL there are.
A week later I was told it was Indolent Follicular NHL, Grade 2 and that I was Stage III. The hematology oncologist also told me there is no cure for this type of lymphoma. After[hc_livingwith=livingwith.oncologychannel.com|/surviving-cancer/20080819_6232||20080819_6232]READ[/hc_livingwith][/quote]

Wow! Great Story... Nice reading it...