lymphoma survivors-- question?

Question

when you first found the lump on your neck, what did it feel liek? was it tender? did it move around? please help me with your answers

Answer 1

I had Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. I had a lump on my back that my wife said was the size of a silver dollar. I never felt it and never saw it. I thought is was like a silver dollar laying on my back. She made me go to my GP who walked me immediately to oncology. The silver dollar I found out was sticking out of my back the height of the dollar. During the biopsy they decided to remove the entire lymph node and the one under it. Both were the size of grapefruits. I never felt sick, I never had symptoms, I never realized there was anything wrong until the oncologist came back and said NHL Stage 4. So I said "And this means to me?" She said don't start any long books. After two and a half years of chemotherapy I was in remission. It has been 7 1/2 years now thank you very much. I still get tested but all my doctors and oncologists say to me is loose weight.

Answer 2

The lump was at the base of my neck, on the left side. It was solid, but I wouldn't call it hard. It was movable. It isn't there any more, because the whole node was removed for diagnosis and staging ;-) . What was alarming was that my throat was closing up. This was not the fault of the lymph node, it was because a large tumor was wrapped around my neck. The lymph node was a warning, and it got me to go to the doctor. That was 3 years ago, and I'm still in the game.
Best wishes.

Answer 3

My youngest daughter diagnosed at 3 yrs with Lymphoma (non-hodgekins). The growth was in the groin area-about the size of a small pecan-was not hard, but sorta firm, moved around as you pressed it. It was removed then and she received intense chemotherapy treatments for 6 weeks with 6 months of prednisone pills. She has just now turned 23 years old and lives in VA and married..We praise the Lord!!!