My Cancer Journey: Lymphoma Symptoms and Diagnosis | My Cancer Story Part 1
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ต.ค. 2021
- I know I usually try to stay upbeat and happy throughout all of my videos but lately, this has been chewing away at me. After learning about the lymphatic system, shadowing an oncologist, and September being Cancer awareness month for Leukemia and Lymphoma, I just needed to get this out of my chest.
Here is part 1 of my cancer story. This video is where I talk about my symptoms and how I was diagnosed with lymphoma. Make sure to watch the whole video to get all of the details and share this video to someone who might find it helpful! Peace!
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No matter what challenges you're going through make sure to reach out and find a support network! It goes a long way! If you guys have any questions or want to know more, let me know in the comments down below!
Good for you to open up because as a medical student you will see a lot of rough, rough stuff. I am a P.A and survived a stage III/IV NHL, so I obviousely have a very different view of cancer/cancer patients and deal with them differently too. I am very intuned to their feelings and their "Angst" in the mills of a hospital. Make that your advantage over others...and you will notice how this helps you, becoming a very special doctor in the future. It's humbling yet tremendously empowering to open up! Good luck in med school!
@@deusvult2302 thank you for sharing your story as well! Having gone through what we went through definitely allows us to empathize with others at a much deeper level!
Thanks for sharing your story brother , it is so inspiring 👏👏👏👏👏👏
@@anoopkojak Thank you!
@@LuigiGonzales😂
Dr Gonzalez, My daughter is a Hodgkins Lymphoma stage 3 Survivor. 2 years clean scans now. It would of been nice to have a Dr, who's been in her shoes and understands. Much luck and success to you. I think you'll do amazing work in the medical field.
Congratulations on being a survivor 🎉❤ all love and blessings are with you
As someone who survived Testicular Cancer last year and now trying to get into MedSchool you are a huge inspiration
Thank you so much! That really means a lot!
Thanks for sharing, Luigi! I think its's so easy for to us forget how vulnerable patients are and this is so grounding. Looking forward to hearing the rest of your story.
Thank you, Shirin!🙏🏽
You are on the right path- we need minds like yours ❤ you are brave and thank you for sharing
Heartfelt video. Bring back tears, but this time tears of Joy and gratefulness. ❤️❤️
Thank you ❤️
good stuff! brings me back to those tough days watching you go through it
Thanks for being there for me bro 😢❤️
Thank you for sharing your story! You’re one of the strongest people I know 😤
Thank you! Thanks for being an amazing friend and such a big inspiration in my life ❤️
Thank you for sharing your story young man. You are inspiring to many inclusive myself. May God continue to bless you.
Thank you for sharing your story.. this will help many other people as well. 🙏🏼
Thank you so much! It was difficult to make this mini series but if it will help even just one person then it will be worth it for me!
Thank You for sharing your story,I’m a breast cancer survivor of 30 years, I was 42 at the time, I was so thankful & Grateful to God that he was not ready for me then..But unfortunately 11-21 I was diagnosed with Myelofibrosis ( Leukemia). At this time I’m on treatment, doc says Prognosis is 6/7 yrs., I’m in God’s hands so only he knows, Right. Blessings to You Always 💕
Thank you for sharing your story!
Praying for healing in Jesus mighty name!
Thanks for making this video very informative 🙏🏽🕊️
Your a very brave and intelligent young man . Good luck on you future medical career. I think you will made a Great Doctor !!!
I'm glad you caught it early when you were young .
Thank you so much! 🙏🏽
Just had a call from my doctor today. From the CT scan it shows I have lymphoma as well. Im experiencing the same symptoms as you. Going to the hospital on Monday for more tests. Thanks for sharing your story.
Oh wow, I am so sorry to hear about that. Just know that you can always ask me any question that you may have. My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. Stay strong! 🙏🏽
@@LuigiGonzales Thank you i appreciate it☺️
Gentle soul.. God is good and I hope you are settled in you're career.. 💐🙏
Thank you so much! 🙏🏽
Sending light,love and peace❤
Thank you!
love ur story my son is in his 3 rd year of medical school . u should be sooo proud of urself going thru cancer and being a medical student Bravo . u have sooo much on ur plate
Thank you so much! 🙏🏽 I wish you and your son the best!
Glad you were able to overcome this & go to medical school. Soon you will be healing others!
Thank you for your kind words!
He's still on chemo..
I am a cancer survivor too! I am almost one year out and it's very scary and nerve racking because you get scared that it will come back. I hated hearing the C-word in lectures. I am so glad that you are better!!! Let's us live long and forever!!
Thank you so much! I completely feel you on that constant fear! They always tell us that stress is a major contributor to cancer but sometimes life throws stressful things at us! But we're resilient! Wishing you the best in life!
I am a cancer survior. Long tough journey! Every cancer is different. It helps to talk about it to other people. Helps to educate the public. I still stay so tired and no energy. Thank you for sharing your story. Prayers for healing. God bless you. Congratulations on going through college. Smart, strong young man. Support system is very important. 🕊💐
@@lorilewis4447 Thank you so much for your kind words. May God continue to bless you! I wish you a happy and fruitful life!
I understand this too. Work in the medical field and been as a patient too. 🌸
It definitely helps create a better sense of empathy and motivation if you know what it’s like to be on the other side!
God bless you and your loved ones with good health and good blessings
Thank you so much!
I’m a cancer patient having a hard time getting diagnosed properly with rare myeloma. I would love to have a doctor show empathy. It really would help calm me knowing I was heard and not just ran through a system of steps
My sister has the same diagnosis with yours. Now she is cancer free and under monitoring.
Thank you for sharing
I hope this video helps!
Sending out prayers of healing 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you!
and can i ask what treatment did they do to youu? thank you you're my inspiration i'm glad you have overcome this
I have more information on the treatment I received in Part 2 of the series! It’s a lot to type out but if you have any more questions after watching the video, please feel free to email me!
I also got diagnosed withthe same disease at the same stage . Going through the same.
Any frequent headaches, frequent upper respiratory infections before diagnosis?
Primary mediastinal b cell lymphoma rarely metastasize to other part of organ. Though it can be bulky rapidly
I'm pretty sure I have the disease. I have had drenching night sweats for years and I'm only 140 lbs and never gain any weight. Also pretty severe fatigue. But I think in my case it's being caused by smoking and alcohol
Hello i have a question i did an exercise like for 15 minutes when im done exercising i felt something on my neck i think its swollen the part its like sternocleidomastoid is that a lymph node or just sternocleidomastoid strain? Im so scared 😥
Thanks for checking out my video! I’m only a medical student so I can’t really answer your question because I don’t want to give you wrong information! You should go see your primary care doctor to make sure everything is okay!
Did you have any lump on the chest?
Any blood test done by your dr?
i also got diagnosed of non hodgkin lymphoma can i asked what did you do for recovering during the treatment?
Hi! Thank you for reaching out! I am so sorry to hear about your diagnosis. It would take a super long paragraph to answer your question! I did make a follow up to this video (Part 3), detailing how I came back to school following my chemotherapy! If you have any more specific questions, feel free to reach out to me via email!
I hope you the best.i got cancer I hate Cancer
Would you even have night sweats if the AC was on?
Yeah I would! And my night sweats were specifically just on my back
I'm weird about getting ivs in my right arm too, but my reasoning is just that I throw up anytime I get an IV or blood draw from my arm lol. So anytime I get tests and checkups, it's always my left arm
Haha it’s okay, it might be easier for nurses to set up an IV or draw your blood from your left arm anyways 😅
Lol, my arms have been a pin cushion 😂
Today someone close to me. Was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma. It’s in the same area as yours. What makes it stage three? Theirs in contained to that only area in the chest cavity.!
I’m so sorry to hear that! I wish you and the person diagnosed all the best! From what I was told, it was considered Stage 3 due to the location of the mass. They never specified how likely it was for the tumor to metastasize!
Did u have any cough?
Yeah I had a dry cough because the tumor was compressing my right lung
Did you have any GI issues?
I only had loss of appetite but there were no GI issues until I started feeling the side effects of chemo
@@LuigiGonzales thank you
How much weight did you lose?
I basically lost 10-15lbs without trying when before, I would have to intentionally diet and workout more just to lose 5 lbs!
@@LuigiGonzales Wow that's a lot. I have swollen lymph nodes under my jaw on both sides but I hoping it's because of my tooth infection that I'm going to the dentist for tomorrow. I'm just scared because I'm 4 pounds down from my usual weight within a week. It's nerve wracking.
@@yourlittlesecret7575 I'm so sorry to hear that! Hopefully the dentist gives you the news that its just a tooth infection rather than the possibility of cancer! (Tooth infections also suck though so I'm so sorry to hear that!)
Cannot hear you.
Thank you for sharing! You are so inspring future Dr. Gonzales! 🫀
Keep pressing on 🩺
Thank you 🙏🏽