Doctor ever misdiagnose you? Told me I have hodgkins Lymphoma today -_-

[forkdork]

googling whatever you just typed.... If its rarely wrong? WHy do another biopsy?

edit: googling done.
Well first the pathologist said he wasnt sure after I guess his first slice under the microscope, then he said he felt it was in fact hodgkins... Now my oncologist wwants to do the 2nd biopsy friday. Fuking sucks. I hate not knowing and I hate going to the doctor so often. I feel like ive been going to the doctor 3-4 times a week recently.

Sometimes the specimen can be mishandled a bit extracting it (it can be a bit awkward since you're trying to be the least invasive as possible but if the specimen gets squeezed with forceps or something on extraction it can make interpretation more difficult by pathologists). They could also be taking a separate sample from a different chain of nodes.

Either way - I had to tell a lady that her husbands confusion was from metastatic colon cancer the other day - you're damn straight I got the story entirely straight and spoke with the radiologist brahs (sup f23) before I went to discuss it with the family

gl

[bluejay83]

Damn, sorry OP


last week I was dizzy, found it hard to talk, felt like i was going to faint when i stood up.. but felt fine physically.
Doctor referred me to a mental health specialist because I'm apparently under "stress".. she also said i have high blood pressure

I went for second opinion,
new doc actually does a bunch of tests
concludes i have a viral ear infection and should be ok in a week or two, but blood pressure is slightly LOW which explained the fainting.


Doctors gonna doctor.. but if they're doing CT's and Biopsy's then I would take them a bit more seriously.
repped & wishing you the best.

[BoneSkinny]

Stay safe op (srs)

Keep misc updated. Misc always helps it's own.

[forkdork]

a doctor who is red...ok

your jimmies rustled?

[ShayZ]

Good luck op. keep me updated. Why not go to the er. I found out I had leukemia through blood work in about an hour and a bone marrow biopsys to see what type of leukemia before the day was over.

fuark, bone marrow is scary ****. hopefully they can just figure it out from the 2nd lymph node biopsy friday. if it is lymphoma the good news is that its early as fuark. As all my other symptoms are non xistant. WBC are fine, Hemogblin, hemotocrit, rbc, all good.

[briiii]

Fukkkk, I hope everything turns out fine for you ShayZ

[dxw]

My best friend found out he had Hodgkin's lymphoma last june. He went into remission last December

Best of luck, brah

[PushTheWeak]

fuark, bone marrow is scary ****. hopefully they can just figure it out from the 2nd lymph node biopsy friday. if it is lymphoma the good news is that its early as fuark. As all my other symptoms are non xistant. WBC are fine, Hemogblin, hemotocrit, rbc, all good.

It's the worst thing ever are. I cried on my 2nd and 3rd one. Call me a ******* I don't care. Even the drs said its the single most worst pain ever. Considered worse than labor. If you have it you're gonna have to get one sorry brah. Unless they go a different route but that's the only way to really know they said..through the marrow

Edit/ could be wrong and just do it through your neck like already

[ShayZ]

Sometimes the specimen can be mishandled a bit extracting it (it can be a bit awkward since you're trying to be the least invasive as possible but if the specimen gets squeezed with forceps or something on extraction it can make interpretation more difficult by pathologists). They could also be taking a separate sample from a different chain of nodes.

Either way - I had to tell a lady that her husbands confusion was from metastatic colon cancer the other day - you're damn straight I got the story entirely straight and spoke with the radiologist brahs (sup f23) before I went to discuss it with the family

gl

crayz thing is he told me over the phone... But he wants me to come in tomorrow to talk. I dont know what that means. he said it isnt an appointment, well just talk for 10-15 mins. Fuk, what does that even mean....

Stay safe op (srs)

Keep misc updated. Misc always helps it's own.

Thank you, misc is family.

[ShayZ]

It's the worst thing ever are. I cried on my 2nd and 3rd one. Call me a ******* I don't care. Even the drs said its the single most worst pain ever. Considered worse than labor. If you have it you're gonna have to get one sorry brah. Unless they go a different route but that's the only way to really know they said..through the marrow

fuk, im cringing just thinking about it.

where do they pull from? your spine?

any sedation at all? how long is the pain for? only when the needle goes in? or for like days?

[Pazdaran]

Brah the survival rate is extremely high. Don't worry about anything OP.

[dirtymcbride]

Good luck OP.

[forkdork]

crayz thing is he told me over the phone... But he wants me to come in tomorrow to talk. I dont know what that means. he said it isnt an appointment, well just talk for 10-15 mins. Fuk, what does that even mean....

Do it all the time when you need to discuss something in detail and you cant fit it into your clinic schedule. Usually ask people to come at the end of the day to discuss further so its not rushed.
GL

[PushTheWeak]

fuk, im cringing just thinking about it.

where do they pull from? your spine?

any sedation at all? how long is the pain for? only when the needle goes in? or for like days?

Mine they do it from the hip on the back..near your spine..it's 4 shots then the drill one that gets the fluid..it's when they suck out the fluid..ommmgggg that's what gets you you can feel it for like 10 seconds. The pain lasts for like 5 minutes and yes you get drugs through the iv I got / adavans and something else to where I almost passed out and still felt everything

YouTube bone marrow biopsy.my wife passed out in the room in my 2nd one

[SlowBrohh]

Pulling for you. I'd be freaking out. Stay positive.

[ShayZ]

Mine they do it from the hip on the back..near your spine..it's 4 shots then the drill one that gets the fluid..it's when they suck out the fluid..ommmgggg that's what gets you you can feel it for like 10 seconds. The pain lasts for like 5 minutes and yes you get drugs through the iv I got / adavans and something else to where I almost passed out and still felt everything

YouTube bone marrow biopsy.my wife passed out in the room in my 2nd one

if i got one id pass out during... i passed out from getting bloodwork last week lulz.

[F23]

Mine they do it from the hip on the back..near your spine..it's 4 shots then the drill one that gets the fluid..it's when they suck out the fluid..ommmgggg that's what gets you you can feel it for like 10 seconds. The pain lasts for like 5 minutes and yes you get drugs through the iv I got / adavans and something else to where I almost passed out and still felt everything

YouTube bone marrow biopsy.my wife passed out in the room in my 2nd one

Fuk I hope you get dilaudid or something. Just stay positive bro. It will hurt but the pain isn't gonna kill you.

[BraggadocioBrah]

Goodluk OP. Youll pull through man.

[Ittoryu]

fuk, im cringing just thinking about it.

where do they pull from? your spine?

any sedation at all? how long is the pain for? only when the needle goes in? or for like days?

around the hips. pain is a couple of seconds. it's terrible and they can't numb it because it's the bone. If you do have HL though, you'll have to get it because they need to check if it's spread to the bone. Symptoms or not, it doesn't mean stage is early in HL. sorry brah. Can be stage IVA, which is the last stage but no symptoms. If it's IVB, it's last stage with symtoms. People without symptoms have a slightly better prognosis.

[jumpman18]

fcking sucks

[Drop_Dead]

thats funny op because a doctor told me the same thing but turned out it wasnt a misdiagnosis

[SteamedPotato]

Hope it is a misdiagnosis and everything is fine. Its good to see your doctor going through so many tests though just to make sure, no disrespect but some mess up a lot these days.

[89FoxBody]

Was diagnosed misdiagnosed before when I actually had Mononucleosis...chit was gay. Couldn't even breathe for a week.


Best of luck to you brah hopefully it's not an accurate diagnosis.

[TekkinBrah]

Damn bro... nope, never been misdiagnosed. I hope you are ok though bro. GL

[ShayZ]

around the hips. pain is a couple of seconds. it's terrible and they can't numb it because it's the bone. If you do have HL though, you'll have to get it because they need to check if it's spread to the bone. Symptoms or not, it doesn't mean stage is early in HL. sorry brah. Can be stage IVA, which is the last stage but no symptoms. If it's IVB, it's last stage with symtoms. People without symptoms have a slightly better prognosis.

How can it be stage 4 and no symptoms if ive never had any symptoms? Plus stage 4 would not see platelets going up.

[TheAdlerian]

Cliffs:
- 5 weeks ago have enlarged lymph nodes, perfectly fine and healthy otherwise.
- Get blod test, low platelet count. 39k, supposed to be 150k minimum.
- Go to blood doctor, more test, still around 40k
- Get CT scan, shows lymph nodes through my neck, virchows node, upper chest, supervicular region.
- Refers me to surgeon for lymph node biopsy
- More bloodtest, platelets move towards 80k
- Get biopsy done, cool scar on neck right now.
- results today, doc says the smear says hodgkins lymphoma but not 100% sure
- Going tomorrow getting more bloodwork
- Scheduled ANOTHER biopsy same spot for Friday because doctor wants to make sure.

Wut do?

Crazy thing is I feel fine. Everything else in my bloodwork is normal. Platelets have been going up. Im still strong, no other symptoms...

I wish you supreme luck and positive energy.

A friend of mine died in November from the treatments. They cured the disease completely, but the treatment caused a virus to go crazy in his system.

He got a stem cell transplant, and I know people who got their cancer WIPED OUT by in not to return. As with my friend, it's dangerous but his situation was said to be one in a billion, literally, so don't be scared.

Do it for me bro, I need a happy story.

[anonymous]

hoping for the best for you bro

[xtralonghotdog]

pulling for u bro, ul be in my nightly prayers if it is what u say it is and u go through that pain, youll live life knowing that youll feel pain no wrose than that for the rest of ur lfe

[MrBrosephStalin]

Damn, I remember your last thread where you were talking about swollen lymph node and getting it checked out. I guess it's best to get a second opinion to make sure you know for certain. Get the best treatment you can. Stay positive, you will work through it brah.

[Busch12]

One of my best brahs was diagnosed with HL a few years ago. He did chemo and went into remission, then he relapsed. He had more chemo and a stem cell transplant, now he's doing well and currently in remission.

As bad as it sounds, its good he and I were so into lifting before he relapsed, he was my gym buddy, and atleast he had some spare weight to lose during the treatments. He was pretty swole before, and looked relatively normal after without becoming emaciated.