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Worried - doctors think my lymphoma has come back

tiffany12
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I've had a gland up for some time now and had non hodgkin's lymphoma a type of blood cancer in 2018 treated with chemotherapy and methotrexate and have been in remision since early 2019 , I've had a ultrasound needle biopsy on the 31st December which came back inconclusive but the doctor thinks there's a 80% chance it's the lymphoma coming back, I've undergone a surgical biopsy of the lymph node today.

I just want the treatment started, I've done it before so I'll do again I just don't want to have to and loose my hair and everything else that goes with cancer, primarily worried about my husband and family having to watch me go through it again..

I'm also dealing with having a immunodeficiency called hypogammaglobulinemia discovered recently, caused by my previous cancer and am worried I won't be able to fight it the same as I did before.

  • Hello Tiffany and welcome to the Cancer Chat community.

    I'm sorry to hear the doctors think your lymphoma may have returned. No doubt this time of uncertainty and waiting must be very challenging but I'm glad you've joined us as many of our members have been in this position and will know what you're going through so I'm sure you will receive some support from them soon.

    In the meantime, if you'd like to talk things through with one of our cancer nurses then do give them a call. They're available on 0808 800 4040, Monday - Friday between 9a.m - 5p.m and they'll do all they can to help.

    I hope your biopsy results come through soon and you receive good news.

    All the best,

    Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator

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    Hi

    I'm going through simular at the moment.  I had a rare form of cutaneous Tcell lymphoma in the past. I haven't been feeling great for a few months and bloods have picked up on "raised gamma globlin" this is new to me. They say it could be Something simple like rheumatoid arthritis however all the other bloods for that were normal. I'm waiting to see the specialist but I'm driving myself mad on Google. I was just wondering if you had ever had 'raised gamma globlin'? 

     

    Thanks

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