lump on your lymph node? updated: it's cancer.

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  • Fifthelement
    Fifthelement Lotusland Posts: 6,965
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    He gets the results from the cat scan today... I'm more than a bit nervous.

    ((((good vibes)))) coming your way. Hope everything turns out well.
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  • CHANGEinWAVES
    CHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    The Dr. Said the scan showed a solid mass on his lymph node... They took 2 biopsies tonight. The results will come next monday. A week more of waiting. :|
    "I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    The Dr. Said the scan showed a solid mass on his lymph node... They took 2 biopsies tonight. The results will come next monday. A week more of waiting. :|


    keeping positive thoughts for ya
  • ZiggyStar
    ZiggyStar Posts: 14,328
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    The Dr. Said the scan showed a solid mass on his lymph node... They took 2 biopsies tonight. The results will come next monday. A week more of waiting. :|

    I fucking hate waiting for my dad's 6 monthly prostate cancer blood tests to see whether it's come back or not (which it hasn't, thankfully). And that's usually only a few day wait! Not a whole week!

    Good luck and positive thoughts for your dad coming from Australia! :)
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  • Cinnamon Girl
    Cinnamon Girl Posts: 1,854
    Stay strong and try not to worry.

    I'm thinking good thoughts for you and your family!
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  • Arcticangel
    Arcticangel Posts: 1,443
    Good vibes good vibes.

    The waiting is the hardest part... But either way - it's better to know than to not know.
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  • Thorns2010
    Thorns2010 Posts: 2,201
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    The Dr. Said the scan showed a solid mass on his lymph node... They took 2 biopsies tonight. The results will come next monday. A week more of waiting. :|

    *HUGS!!!!*

    All will be as it should in a week!

    *HUGS!!!*
  • Lizard
    Lizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    Good vibes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>
    So I'll just lie down and wait for the dream
    Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
  • Lizardjam
    Lizardjam Posts: 1,121
    dcfaithful wrote:
    I always thought your lymph nodes got swollen when you were ill...but I'm no doctor...


    Mine do. Under my arms. I thought it was scary at first too but it was just 'cause i was sick. And being a girl that's a baaaaad place.
    bugs in the way...I feel about you

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  • CHANGEinWAVES
    CHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    thanks for the positive thoughts everyone, I appreciate it.
    "I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"
  • CHANGEinWAVES
    CHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    Dad's getting his results right now.... My stomach is in knots waiting to hear from them.
    "I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"
  • CHANGEinWAVES
    CHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    I don't know the details yet, but the Dr. said it was cancer. I'm headed there after work to have them tell me all about what the Dr. said.
    "I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,767
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    I don't know the details yet, but the Dr. said it was cancer. I'm headed there after work to have them tell me all about what the Dr. said.
    Likely Non Hodgkins Lymphoma. Friend of mine had it and is still alive and kicking almost 20 years later. My Aunt also had a lymph type cancer. That eas 5 years ago and she's still doing well. Hopefully it was caught early and doesn't affect too many nodes. Much luck to you all!
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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    i'm so sorry brandi....having spent the last 4 and half years with my mom's cancer i know how you probably feel right now...if you need anything i'm a pm away


    stay strong
  • CHANGEinWAVES
    CHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    mickeyrat wrote:
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    I don't know the details yet, but the Dr. said it was cancer. I'm headed there after work to have them tell me all about what the Dr. said.
    Likely Non Hodgkins Lymphoma. Friend of mine had it and is still alive and kicking almost 20 years later. My Aunt also had a lymph type cancer. That eas 5 years ago and she's still doing well. Hopefully it was caught early and doesn't affect too many nodes. Much luck to you all!
    Thank you, right now not knowing exactly what the Dr. Said to them eating up my stomach.
    "I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,767
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    mickeyrat wrote:
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    I don't know the details yet, but the Dr. said it was cancer. I'm headed there after work to have them tell me all about what the Dr. said.
    Likely Non Hodgkins Lymphoma. Friend of mine had it and is still alive and kicking almost 20 years later. My Aunt also had a lymph type cancer. That eas 5 years ago and she's still doing well. Hopefully it was caught early and doesn't affect too many nodes. Much luck to you all!
    Thank you, right now not knowing exactly what the Dr. Said to them eating up my stomach.
    First of all breathe. Then when you find out WHAT exactly it is , google your ass off. learn as much as you can , so you/they can ask appropriate questions. As scary as Cancer is/sounds it IS beatable. Remember that and do what you can for your dad. Mostly just BE there for him.
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  • Cinnamon Girl
    Cinnamon Girl Posts: 1,854
    It's amazing what they can do through cancer treatment these days.

    Stay strong and positive.
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  • Given to...
    Given to... Wyoming Posts: 5,007
    Hang in there and keep strong by whatever means. My grandma whom I am very close with was diagnosed on her birthday with breast cancer. Had a mastecomy, and started chemo recently. Been very tough on all but try to keep your head above water.
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  • CHANGEinWAVES
    CHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    This is what they told me the Dr. told them (remember this is from my parents so take nothing as 100% :? )

    He has a cancerous tumor on his lymph node that is solid. They are going to take more biopsies from inside his mouth of his tongue, larynx, and lymph node (a few other things too)... and see if it has spread from the tumor also to see where it's come from. The Dr. told him that this is mostly seen in smokers though my dad quit right before I was born, 28 yrs ago. After that he will get a PET scan... from there they will determine if he needs radiation and so forth. Tomorrow they are setting up an appointment with an Oncologist.

    When talking to my parents they seemed positive, though I could see it in their eyes that it was all a show. My Mom obviously was crying and my Dad was unable to focus and was cracking jokes (he said that my mom's driving gave him cancer). I can see they are scared, which scares me more. I'm used to seeing my Dad as untouchable... and this has and will be scary. They played it down and kept saying things will be ok, I am thinking positive that they are... but if the Dr. referred them to an Oncologist already I think it's more serious then they let on.

    I drove home tonight after seeing them (I live an hour away).... I started to cry thinking of losing him, and what it'll be like for my mom.... and I zoned out..... numbed, I don't know how I got home. It scares me to think that this got to me so much already, how am I going to be able to be there for them when I can't hold it together right now.
    "I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"
  • Thorns2010
    Thorns2010 Posts: 2,201
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    This is what they told me the Dr. told them (remember this is from my parents so take nothing as 100% :? )

    He has a cancerous tumor on his lymph node that is solid. They are going to take more biopsies from inside his mouth of his tongue, larynx, and lymph node (a few other things too)... and see if it has spread from the tumor also to see where it's come from. The Dr. told him that this is mostly seen in smokers though my dad quit right before I was born, 28 yrs ago. After that he will get a PET scan... from there they will determine if he needs radiation and so forth. Tomorrow they are setting up an appointment with an Oncologist.

    When talking to my parents they seemed positive, though I could see it in their eyes that it was all a show. My Mom obviously was crying and my Dad was unable to focus and was cracking jokes (he said that my mom's driving gave him cancer). I can see they are scared, which scares me more. I'm used to seeing my Dad as untouchable... and this has and will be scary. They played it down and kept saying things will be ok, I am thinking positive that they are... but if the Dr. referred them to an Oncologist already I think it's more serious then they let on.

    I drove home tonight after seeing them (I live an hour away).... I started to cry thinking of losing him, and what it'll be like for my mom.... and I zoned out..... numbed, I don't know how I got home. It scares me to think that this got to me so much already, how am I going to be able to be there for them when I can't hold it together right now.


    *HUGS!!!!*

    I know there isn't really anything I can say right now that will make you feel better, but know that I and other people here are pulling for everything to turn out for the best!

    I've mentioned before that my dad has dealt with cancer before, but not like this, so I can't say I know for sure exactly what you are going through. But know that I am here for you, anything you need (aside from a trip to ACL, I can't afford that! ;) ) I'll do what I can.

    *HUGS!!!*

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