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I may have low grade lymphoma or it could be from inflammation
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Wow Lori that is a lot of biopsies!
I’m having a lot of anxiety about this and of course thinking the worst. I had chemotherapy & radiation for breast cancer 17 years ago and all the fears and anxiety from that are flooding me now. I also realize I could have leukemia secondary to those treatments.
I saw my internist today & she was positive about it all. She said if something is found, there are so many new & successful treatments out there now.
I’m so glad I found this group. Just being able to talk about it with people who have gone through and are going through these things is very helpful to me!
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LOL. You’re right. That was a lot of biopsies. Cute story with #13. While chatting with the team who would do the biopsy that day, I joked that this was #13, a Baker’s Dozen and asked if this one was special and on the house?
Without skipping a beat the NP quipped, “Nope, but today we toss in a free colonoscopy!” “Interested?” 😂
I settled for my traditional post-op package of Lorna Doone Cookies. 😁
Joking aside, the biopsies served a vital role in diagnosing/treating my leukemia, along with monitoring progress of treatment and success of my bone marrow transplant.
I wish you only the best of news on your upcoming biopsy. Of course there’s that anxious period of waiting we lovingly refer to as Scanxiety. ☺️ From experience, the results weren’t always what I ‘wanted’ to see, but they gave my doctor a clearer direction for the next step that has me living a normal, healthy and active life at 71 after AML/BMT 6 years ago.
With your adrenal glands showing signs of inflammation does your internist feel that could be related to any prior treatments you had for breast cancer?