Not being someone who routinely sees the doctor, I was finally pushed over the edge following several weeks of severe intestinal issues. The doc's initial recommendation was to go gluten-free for several weeks (Ugh!). But my blood work indicated a possible leukemia condition by the next day. I have since had a bone marrow biopsy and a lymph node biopsy. This last one was outpatient surgery, so the doc put in a chemo port while I was under. (Two birds with one stone, right?)
It turns out that I have a form of Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, specifically mantle cell lymphoma. It appears to be affecting the lymph nodes in my abdomen the most at this time.
Not knowing how the Chemo will affect me, it is hard to say what support we could use most at this time. We have a team of friends working on a "helping" system and we should have that up and running soon.
Not knowing how the Chemo will affect me, it is hard to say what support we could use most at this time. We have a team of friends working on a "helping" system and we should have that up and running soon.
I am continuously supported by my lovely wife and we are raising five awesome children together. I am a normally active person who loves being outside. I work at a nuclear power plant and am currently planning our next refueling outage.
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