Non-hodgkin's Lymphoma Support Group
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a type of cancer arising from lymphocytes, a type of white blood cells. It is so called because of its distinction from Hodgkin's disease, a particular subtype of lymphoma. It is in fact an overarching term of many different forms of lymphoma, each with individual characteristics. Most cases start with infiltration of lymph nodes, but specific...
Hi, I'm writing in regards to my husband. We went to a dermatologist 3 weeks ago to have a nickel sized red raised area on his scalp looked at, thinking it was some sort of cyst. But when the Dr walked in he took one look and starting naming off these medical names with the first word ending in "oma". I immediately went blank and couldn't think of anything else but cancer! He ultimately took a biopsy and we received a call 2 days ago that it was possibly Lymphoma and that the biopsy and results were being sent to a pathologist in Chicago at NWU for him to look at. I'm just at a loss at this point. I've been researching and I just can't look anymore. I guess what I'm asking is, is there anybody else out there who started the same as we have and what were the results? Are we looking at NHL? My husband has no other symptoms. He is 52yo. What can we expect next?
Thanks for any help!!!
Just take a moment and assess where you are. The only thing they told you is that it *could* be lymphoma, but they don't even know that yet. That's why they sent it to a pathologist at a lab to identify. It can be so easy to get ahead of the doctors, especially because this is so scary, but wait until you hear from them.
They will let you know what needs to be done next if something is found.
I won't even begin to speculate as to what a raised bump could be, and what it means to have no symptoms. At this point, you have probably read enough about lymphoma on the internet to know that different kinds have different symptoms. It's just not helpful at this point. Please find out what it is first.
I always check this group. It's pretty quiet in here. But I'm always around.