"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
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"Samantha Booth" wrote in message
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Sorry i havent been on in a while but tbh I have had a bit of a time with
it lately.

While sanding the staircase 3 weeks ago I had a massive pain in my lungs
and collapsed. I was rushed to A&E where they found PE's (Pulmonary
Emboli) blood clots on my lungs which are very dangerous. They said I had
multiple on both lungs and had got them for a unknown reason. They did
more tests and found after a VQ and CT scan I have cancer of my Lymphatic
System, Hodgkins Lymphoma. I am at stage 3 out of 4 at present and may be
diagnosed stage four next week when my bone marrow tests are concluded.
Its about as bad as it gets with HL. And to top it all off I have a tumor
on my heart 7"x5". ( YES ! inches) Not even my Bosch multitool is man
enough to remove that one.

Joking aside

...

None of that is anything to joke about - and I've never heard of a tumour
on a heart although I've often wondered why.

As Marc said, treatments are no picnic but they are effective and worth
persisting through.

It's going to be a hard time for you - but better than the alternative.
Keep in touch - and take advantage of support groups, both those made up
of real people and those on the internet.

hugs

Mary

The tumor is in my chest encasing the IVC and the Aorta. Its surrounding my
heart and is quite normal apparently. Its called a SubMedia mass. Often with
HL it attaches itself to other organs thats why when at STG3 one must be
quite quick with treatment.
My joke about the Bosch is my sence of humor Mary. If I dont make light of
it I will go downhill and it is my way of coping with it.