Your day (or life) is going good when...

[Spidey]

You're told by the doctor you may need a biopsy.

Went to the doctor about a couple lumps I found underneath my chin. He said it may just be lymph nodes, but if they dont disappear in 2 weeks to come back in for blood work and biopsy.

Takes the wind out of your sails thats for sure.

Maybe nothing to worry about, but still havent that said to you and the word cancer in the same sentence just doesnt make you feel all warm and fuzzy.

Now to tell my wife tonight. Im at work and just kinda in a daze right now

[perplexed_one]

hope it's nothing. praying for you to get better.

[Hubster]

Best of luck Spidey!!

Please let us know how you make out.

Hubster

[ji2o0k]

sorry to hear that bud.............hopefully it isn't anything.

Cheers!

[rc51]

Don't sweat it too much, hopefully it's just pre-cautionary measures and turns out to be nothing.

I was told back in Wpg, about 10 years ago, that I had a very rare form of lukemia (suspected terminal as well). After 3 bone marrow tests, and 2 weeks of waiting, they realized they made an error and all it was was an allergic reaction to a post surgery medication.

[Spidey]

Don't sweat it too much, hopefully it's just pre-cautionary measures and turns out to be nothing.

I was told back in Wpg, about 10 years ago, that I had a very rare form of lukemia (suspected terminal as well). After 3 bone marrow tests, and 2 weeks of waiting, they realized they made an error and all it was was an allergic reaction to a post surgery medication.


That must of been a relief Im sure. Kinda like a second chance at life.

There are so many stupid things going through my head right now.

[Kohanz]

I hope and pray that you're fine, buddy.

Sure puts things in perspective, even if only a scare...

[setell]

It may be nothing since you are scaring yourself by thinking you are going to get cancer. My brother had some bumps on his neck. He went in to the doctor and the doctor said that it is most likely nothing but wanted to do a blood test just to be safe. The blood test came out all good and his lumps have magically disappear too. In the meantime my mom was totally freaked out over the results of the blood test. She would jump every time the phone would ring for the first week after the blood test.

Just tell your wife and talk it over together if it is bothering you a lot. All the best to you and let us know how things are going.

[gorf]

Good luck spidey, I hope it isn't serious.

[Gloaming]

as long as the nodes are mobile everything should be fine. Have you had a cold recently? Any sort of viral infection will give you some lumps under your chin.

[sterdeus]

I had some lumps there too and had ultra sounds done as a precaution. It was nothing to worry about, it was just an infection that went away.
I'm surprised your doctor would make you worry like that. Why didnt he just tell you to come back and see him if it doesnt go away in 2 weeks.

[Spidey]

as long as the nodes are mobile everything should be fine. Have you had a cold recently? Any sort of viral infection will give you some lumps under your chin.

No I havent. Ive been healthy for a long time now.

I thought at first they may just be pimples, but when they got bigger and bigger I gota bit worried

[Spidey]

I had some lumps there too and had ultra sounds done as a precaution. It was nothing to worry about, it was just an infection that went away.
I'm surprised your doctor would make you worry like that. Why didnt he just tell you to come back and see him if it doesnt go away in 2 weeks.

I wish we would of. When it comes to my health I alays get worried when something abnormal comes about.

Flus, colds, etc I can handle. But something unknown and new always gets the worry factor up

[CanadaBoy]

Just think of sexy thoughts of your avatar and your bumps will melt away :)

[pandaharo]

Early detection is your best friend, hope it's nothing though. Good Luck!

[B40]

Hope everything turns out ok...

[malaco0219]

Best of luck buddy!

Don't worry too much about it, I'm sure you're fine.

[Diamondog]

Sorry to hear that. I hope everything is ok for you and your family! Try not to worry too much, easy to say I know.

[hoob]

I have a lump the size of a chickpea growing out of my shoulder, maybe I should get that checked out... Then again it's been there for 20 years, how bad can it really be (no, it's not a mole or a skin tag.)

[P__S__2]

Best of luck Spidey!...

hope everything turns out well...keep us updated.

[dealguy2]

Dude don't worry about it. It's probably nothing. I had something similar happen to me and the specialist who did the biopsy said this is just routine type of stuff. They remove growths that shouldn't be there and most are not cancer. The worst thing is if you do get a biopsy then you'll have to wait quite a while for results. You probably won't get test results for about a month. Have fun waiting man!

[skyblue12]

ouch.. sorry to hear that spidey ):

and I thought i was having a bad day after bombing two tests :|

hope everything turns out fine.

[malaco0219]

ouch.. sorry to hear that spidey ):

and I thought i was having a bad day after bombing two tests :|

hope everything turns out fine.

Hahaha, what did you bomb? :lol:

[squall458]

What does your spidey sense tell you about it? :P I am sure you are going to be fine. Let us know how it goes.

[HeldDown]

Just to reassure you, I found a few suspicious lumps in a much more worrisome place a few years back. My doctor told me that he "didn't want to alarm me" but it could "very well mean cancer." Waited 2 weeks for the ultrasound, turned out they were benign. Scary stuff, but good news in the end.

It's going to be a freaky few weeks for you, but trust that no matter what happens, things will be okay. Seriously!

EDIT: Oh, and really, don't go googling for "cancer symptoms" or "I think I have cancer" or things like that - you will eventually find a website which describes SOMETHING you've felt at one point in your life, and will quickly convince yourself you're dying. Self-diagnosis is dangerous and dumb. Just avoid it.

[Keelie]

my husband was in the same situation 3 years ago, we never thought it could be cancer. after a long stretch of treatments, hes cancer free today and doing really good :)

good luck spidey, i hope everything is ok.

[ji2o0k]

Just to reassure you, I found a few suspicious lumps in a much more worrisome place a few years back.
man, something similar happened to me and I totally forgot about it.

I had a few suspicious lumps in a specific important area as well. They never thought it was cancer but I had to get an ultra-sound "there". That wasn't fun.

Turns out they were something similar to varicose veins and some of them were bulging. Nothing to worry about though.

So no worries Spidey, I am sure it isn't anything.

[Spidey]

Wife and I talked about it last night. She said to go to her doctor for a second opinion. So Im gonna make an appointment and see. She said until it is for sure not to worry about it.

The next few weeks will just be a waiting game

[chococrazy]

Wife and I talked about it last night. She said to go to her doctor for a second opinion. So Im gonna make an appointment and see. She said until it is for sure not to worry about it.

The next few weeks will just be a waiting game

Second opinion makes sense, considering your doctor told you to wait two weeks.

Keep positive, benign lumps happen more often than you think. My mom had one on her shoulder.

Glad that you got checked out right away. Many don't go to the doctor because they're afraid of the results (where's the common sense in that?) Early detection is the key.

[Mulder and Scully]

Went to the doctor about a couple lumps I found underneath my chin. He said it may just be lymph nodes, but if they dont disappear in 2 weeks to come back in for blood work and biopsy.

Those are your lymph nodes working in response to infection. It happened to me last year when I cut open my leg which got infected. A week later after some heavy duty rest and healing I was perfectly fine.

[Spidey]

Second opinion makes sense, considering your doctor told you to wait two weeks.

Keep positive, benign lumps happen more often than you think. My mom had one on her shoulder.

Glad that you got checked out right away. Many don't go to the doctor because they're afraid of the results (where's the common sense in that?) Early detection is the key.

Plus she did explain to me that not one person in my family has ever had it on my dadas side. In fact, no one has died on his side of the family except from either old age or accidents. So that makes me feel better than Ive got 50% of that side of the family genes fighting inside of me

[Spidey]

Those are your lymph nodes working in response to infection. It happened to me last year when I cut open my leg which got infected. A week later after some heavy duty rest and healing I was perfectly fine.


Just wondering what infection that would be. I havent been sick lately, and no more cuts than the norm

[chococrazy]

Those are your lymph nodes working in response to infection. It happened to me last year when I cut open my leg which got infected. A week later after some heavy duty rest and healing I was perfectly fine.

Please tell me that you're not giving medical advice to someone over the internet without having the medical background, nor looking at them physically. Because that would be a silly, silly thing to do.

[Spidey]

Please tell me that you're not giving medical advice to someone over the internet without having the medical background, nor looking at them physically. Because that would be a silly, silly thing to do.

actually thats what the doctor said to and asked if I was sick lately. Maybe my body fighting something and I just dont know it.

Ive known among my friends to have an almsot uncanny "Wolverine" like healing ability

[danfromwaterloo]

Hey Spidey,

I had something similar a few years back. My lymph nodes went psycho, and the doctors were thinking about doing a biopsy. Before I did that, they had me run a blood test - turns out I just had mono.

Chin up - you'll be fine.

[Spidey]

Hey Spidey,

I had something similar a few years back. My lymph nodes went psycho, and the doctors were thinking about doing a biopsy. Before I did that, they had me run a blood test - turns out I just had mono.

Chin up - you'll be fine.


Im feeling better today (mentally) about it at least.

[rc51]

That must of been a relief Im sure. Kinda like a second chance at life.

There are so many stupid things going through my head right now.

I guess it was for my wife and family, I was kind of numb to it actually, can't explain it. My initial thoughts were 'why bother with the treatments'...(this is due to the negativity of the doctor telling me the news). His demeanour indicated that it was a hopeless case, (that was the part that really bothered me) he basically told me with a smile on his face and in a 'matter of fact' kind of way that I had terminal lukemia.

I know this may come out as being kind of insensitive..but believe me I'm not, I've had my days in the hospital, had major major surgery back in '99. But try to think positive and prepare yourself for the worst, this is the cards you've been dealt and you have to fight it with the help of your health care team. Work with them, ask questions, give them a chance to work with you. Medical science can really work miracles these days.

Wishing you all the best.

[Neverever]

That really sucks. My heart goes out to you and I hope it's harmless.

[danfromwaterloo]

Im feeling better today (mentally) about it at least.

I know it's hard to rationalize feelings but look at it this way: you know one way or another soon. Whatever is meant to happen will happen. Until you know, try not to think about it. Yeah, I know that's easy to say, but its really true.

[Spidey]

I know it's hard to rationalize feelings but look at it this way: you know one way or another soon. Whatever is meant to happen will happen. Until you know, try not to think about it. Yeah, I know that's easy to say, but its really true.

Thats what my wife said as well. Ill just keep busy to keep it out of my mind

[malaco0219]

Thats what my wife said as well. Ill just keep busy to keep it out of my mind

Don't worry about it. I believe that as long as you lived being a good person, you'll be fine.

[Kohanz]

Don't worry about it. I believe that as long as you lived being a good person, you'll be fine.

I don't mean to come across as jaded or negative here, and this is definitely not meant as a commentary related to Spidey's issue, but I think that you'll be quickly disillusioned if you hold that viewpoint through life, malaco. Bad things do happen to good people. This is of course different from the belief that everything is part of God's great plan, i.e. "everything has a reason", in which you can say that many of those reasons (for when bad things happen to good people) are not understood by humans.

Anyway, I do not want to derail this thread and I'm sorry for going a little off track here. Special apologies to Spidey. I just wanted to offer some advice to malaco (which he can obviously take or leave).

[Spidey]

Well Im thinking everthing will be ok. Ive been "saved" to many times since I was a kid from certain death to let this get me.

Sometimes I think someone up above has plans for me. But now that I have 3 kids maybe that reason has already been done :cheesygri

[gordholio]

Best wishes, Spidey. You're in my thoughts and prayers.
Hopefully it's nothing bad and if it is, I hope that the doctors can deal with it effectively and remove it from your body.
I think that someone up above still has more good plans for you. :)

[Emancipated]

Sorry to hear about your misfortune.

[Spidey]

Best wishes, Spidey. You're in my thoughts and prayers.
Hopefully it's nothing bad and if it is, I hope that the doctors can deal with it effectively and remove it from your body.
I think that someone up above still has more good plans for you. :)

Hope so

[MrDisco]

hope it turns out well for you

[Spidey]

hope it turns out well for you

Me too

[malaco0219]

I don't mean to come across as jaded or negative here, and this is definitely not meant as a commentary related to Spidey's issue, but I think that you'll be quickly disillusioned if you hold that viewpoint through life, malaco. Bad things do happen to good people. This is of course different from the belief that everything is part of God's great plan, i.e. "everything has a reason", in which you can say that many of those reasons (for when bad things happen to good people) are not understood by humans.

Anyway, I do not want to derail this thread and I'm sorry for going a little off track here. Special apologies to Spidey. I just wanted to offer some advice to malaco (which he can obviously take or leave).

Haha, maybe you're right Kohanz, sometimes bad things to happen to good people and vice versa, life is unfair. Anyhow, i was just hoping to cheer spidey up, and i'm sure hes fine.

Actually, to be honest, i dont really believe in that, i dont even know why i said that, maybe i was side tracked when i typed that. I seen so many people done wrong to me, and other people as well, live as a ***, and still seem to have a good life. Maybe they just cover their bad things, who knoes. Theres always 2 sides of things, depends on how you look at it. But thanks for your comment. Yes, maybe sometimes bad things happen to good people, but sometimes good things do happen to them, just how you view it, and also depending on the stage of life you're in.

Anyway, good luck spidey!

[Spidey]

Well some good news. The lumps have gone down dramitcally. I also talked to my mother-in-law who has had cancer and she told me some info as well.

So Im pretty happy about this. I have made anotehr appointment though with my wifes doctor just as a follow up in a few weeks. Im leaving my old doctor. The last while I havent been happy with him. Each year around my birthday I go in for a physical and he doesnt even take blood. He just gives me a general look over and says, "you look pretty healthy, no need for bloodwork"

Although the last couple weeks ive had an odd pain in my leg in the hip flexor area. Not a "ive hurt it running" pain, but a general pressure, you feel soemthing there pain

[Keelie]

when my husband had cancer, the size never decreased... so that could be a good sign for you.

the doctor knew right away after the size never went down in a couple of weeks.... he called the specialist himself and my husband had an appointment the next morning.

[Spidey]

when my husband had cancer, the size never decreased... so that could be a good sign for you.

Thats what my mother-in-law said as well, as well as some other things that made me feel better. I really wish my doctor never mentioned it. But I guess better safe than sorry.

They are still there, butfor sure half the size

[aKiu]

feel better, and don't sweat it too much :D

[hoob]

Although the last couple weeks ive had an odd pain in my leg in the hip flexor area. Not a "ive hurt it running" pain, but a general pressure, you feel soemthing there pain

Well, you're over 30, and your warranty has expired.... You're into that fun phase of life where random bits just stop working properly for no good reason.

[d0fuz]

Hope everything turns out good for you buddy. Keep being positive.

[3weddings]

Oh hun...I am glad to see they have gone down, but agree that you need to get another opinion. I am not comfortable at all with your doctor's physicals! Your wife is a smart woman!

Holler if you ever want to chat!

[Spidey]

Well, you're over 30, and your warranty has expired.... You're into that fun phase of life where random bits just stop working properly for no good reason.

Actually I think Im pretty good when it comes to that kinda stuff. Although i do notice a few things a bit more. Some of my friends my age are like freaking glass. Lets go do something ; I cant my backs out, I hurt my arm, etc, etc.

Ive got 3 kids that wrestle with me nightly so i can take a pretty good beating. Although my youngest loves to target my kidneys with his kness :cheesygri

[Spidey]

Oh hun...I am glad to see they have gone down, but agree that you need to get another opinion. I am not comfortable at all with your doctor's physicals! Your wife is a smart woman!

Holler if you ever want to chat!

Well physicals Im never happy about, but I have been getting them yearly since I was about 20 around my birthday. Kinda a birthday present to me, your healthy for another year.

If u want to chat just fire me a message on MSN

[buy.A.gift]

Did you lose any weight dramatically?

[3weddings]

Well physicals Im never happy about, but I have been getting them yearly since I was about 20 around my birthday. Kinda a birthday present to me, your healthy for another year.

If u want to chat just fire me a message on MSN

That's an incredible way to look at it! Methinks I will be telling dh to consider it a birthday present! The only thing he looks after are his eyes! :mad:

Chat soon!

[Spidey]

Did you lose any weight dramatically?

No still at 155. In fact im trying to gain weight (the good kind)

[Spidey]

Just to update the thread.

Found out yesterday everything is fine. Still put a scare in me, but my new doctor confirmed everything was good.

never going back to my old doctor after that.

[Flyer]

bitten by any radioactive spiders lately? >_>

[Spidey]

bitten by any radioactive spiders lately? >_>

I wish

[skyblue12]

Just to update the thread.

Found out yesterday everything is fine. Still put a scare in me, but my new doctor confirmed everything was good.

never going back to my old doctor after that.

imagine he/she scared you like the time the doctor scared peter in that episode of family guy :lol:

nice to hear that you're ok though.

[kingsley]

You're too lucky to get cancer

[penipitcher]

Glad you're okay! It's always frustrating when we're not experts ourselves, but when we turn to the experts for help, they turn out to be incompetent.

[raptorfan]

that's good news, glad to hear it's not life threatening!
I heard on the radio a while back a man was told he had cancer & 6 months to live so he quit his job, sold off everything and lived it up. Then his doctor told him "oops sorry, you're gonna be fine" now he's suing the doctor, he has nothing & has to start over...wonder how that will end up? Anyway, I hope you didn't do that? :lol:

[Spidey]

that's good news, glad to hear it's not life threatening!
I heard on the radio a while back a man was told he had cancer & 6 months to live so he quit his job, sold off everything and lived it up. Then his doctor told him "oops sorry, you're gonna be fine" now he's suing the doctor, he has nothing & has to start over...wonder how that will end up? Anyway, I hope you didn't do that? :lol:

No I wouldnt do that, got my family to worry aboiut