Biopsy came back...

Doward

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Same of you may or may not be aware, my Grandmother has been in the hospital the past few days.

Biopsy came back, non-Hodgkins lymphoma, spread throughout multiple organs. Stage 4, degree 3. Basically means it's spreading fast and aggressively.

They haven't determined exactly which of the NH lymphomas it is. Dr's recommending a referral to the Mayo Clinic for my grandmother.

She's evidently had a previous dr prescribe her morphine and hydrocodon, which we didn't know about. She's been fighting rectal cancer as it is. Yesterday would have been 5 years, and they could officially call the cancer in remission.

Somehow, LRMC in Leesburg missed this in the midst of their bloodwork and tests over the past 5 years.

Naturally, no referrals can be made until tomorrow morning, as hospitals evidently don't work after normal office hours. People don't get sick or need attention after 5pm, you know.

Yeah, I'm kind of pissed to think my grandmother's got a fast spreading cancer and she's got to wait another 12 hours for anything to fucking happen.
 

savannahashlee

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:( I am sorry to hear that Doward.. Please know you all are in my thoughts.. If you need anything, dont hesitate to ask.... I know what you're going through.
 

Moy

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that really sucks John. If anyone can do something to help, it's Mayo. The Mayo staff are excellent and the Clinic is very capable of many, many things. Keep your head up! :D
 

Doward

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I went and spent this afternoon with my grandmother. She's doing better than I thought she was - she's still yellow, but she's eating and drinking fluids.

She still breaks down crying when she stops and thinks about it, but she's in high enough spirits to make jokes and such.

Still working on the referral to Mayo Clinic....
 

MKIII VIXEN

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I have heard great things about the Mayo Clinic. Hopefully it won't take much longer to get her referral done.

My thoughts and prayers are with your Grandmother, and your family.

V
 

kikdurazz

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understandably you are upset but, the disease is not really going to progress in the next 12hrs. She will get her referal see an oncologist and most likely be started on a combo of radiation, chemo and drugs.

Pray and hope for the best.