Tag Archives: lymphoma

Pain, Opium, and Double Trouble

The pain from last night only got worse as I slept. I spent the night sitting up in bed, a position that didn’t hurt as much as others.
After waking up I had the pleasure of finding that all attempts to get out of bed were met with intense pain. Pain that motivated me to stay

Early Biopsy Results

The surgeon (Dr Kent) called a few hours ago in the middle of a nap; I’d had a Percocet, I was tired, and the loud fan was on. He was politely asked by a 2007 recording of myself to leave a message.
The message was that the initial pathology from the lymph node biopsy confirmed the

Strength in Numbers

After the meeting with Dr Norman, we headed to our first meeting of the Seattle Cancer Lifeline’s Lymphoma Networking Group. It was so very worth it.
We had a lot of questions that would be difficult for the doctor to answer. Questions that make people who’ve already been through this ideal resources.
We picked up some food

A Change in Symptoms

During the last week, the discomfort in my abdomen has steadily disappeared. By Saturday it was as if nothing was awry at all!
On Sunday things changed.
I developed a pain in the left side of my abdomen when I took deep breaths, leaned in certain directions, or did anything that flexed my abs. In fact, anything