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I may have low grade lymphoma or it could be from inflammation

Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: Mar 30 8:10am | Replies (60)
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@normahorn

That is why I stated a biopsy is not needed at the stage my cancer is at. What is important is that the oncologist has the information needed for now. She is comfortable that she does. If we have good oncologists, I believe we should leave the testing needed up to them.

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Lori, Volunteer Mentor | @loribmt | Mar 22 5:28pm

Hi Norma, I’m not sure where we derailed, because I’m in total agreement with you on leaving the need for testing up to our oncologists.
If this is in reference to me asking another member if they had a bone marrow biopsy when they were diagnosed with CLL, that was simply a question. It wasn’t an implication that their doctor was remiss or that I felt she needed one. This was specific to their case and I didn’t mean for you to think that I was saying you or anyone else needed a bone marrow biopsy unnecessarily. But bmb’s do have specific applications that can be helpful when there are symptoms of possible progression of a disease. It’s wonderful that your cancer is stable and nothing more is needed except routine monitoring.

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