Dear sunrizes,
Do you have good faith in your doctors? That is going to be really necessary in the months ahead for you.... I have not had the same situation as you. I collasped at an ER hospital, and when I woke 6 days later, I had an 8cm tumor cut out of my neck, located two spots in my left lung, and two spots in my liver. I was informed that I had been in a coma, (induced by the doctors) and was living with a trach tube and a huge drain hole in my throat. They put me through extensive radiation first, then began the chemo, after I had been brought out from the coma, spent 25 days in the hospital, then 7 more months of chemo, to fight this big C, and after 8 months I was told that my lymphoma was gone, and they took out that tube, and I began yakking immediately, and of course, haven't stopped since ! I went today for my first year test results, and am now one year into remission for all three.... Trouble is the lymphoma can bounce back anytime, so, it is the only one that hangs in the back of my mind that prognosis is 8.2 years..... I am determined that I will do more than that ! There are two new drugs out there, so that if and when the lymphoma comes back, I got two things on my list of goodies to try, and who knows what will happen within these next 8 years, right? I will be praying for you, that you will come through this new diagnosis, and come out the other end of this new tunnel doing well! ! ! ! You seem to be a fighter like I am, and that is what is going to get you through ! Cannot quit, but, I allowed myself days of self pity when I needed them, and then I would pick myself up, and continue struggling to come out on top of this devil of a disease ! You can count on yourself, your doctors, and all family and friends ! They don't always know what a blessing they can be, just being around ! May you have what you need to get through this new problem, and beat it !!!
Always there if you need someone to listen, and not judge what your feeling at that time ! There are no wrong thoughts with this foe !
May your prognosis be good in the future !
Kay, Norfolk, Va.