What I Thought Was Muscle Pain Was CANCER! - Michelle | Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma | The Patient Story

[@loveworkpray]

What a beautiful, well spoken, kind woman. Very glad you found your purpose in helping others.

[@ThePatientStory]

she's doing amazing things!

[@louisebuchly2200]

Ok 17:14 17:15 😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@timmcvicker5775]

2 yrs in remission from non-hodgkin's lymphoma. Stay strong. God’s speed!

[@chelciewentzel8191]

praying for you always ❤

[@ThePatientStory]

love hearing this!

[@chiaradigiorgio1821]

Your an amazing lady Michelle . After everything you have been through and helping other cancer survivors. I prayer and hope that you have a wonderful cancer free life with your beautiful family ❤️❤️

[@sharimeyers292]

Wonderful story. I’m 6 years out of treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Going through something like that changes everything: your body, your relationships, your work and your mind.

[@aishaaisha7932]

What's ur symptoms mam

[@sharimeyers292]

@ I had a persistent cough and I had lost some weight. That was it. Less than 2 weeks after diagnosis I went into the hospital for an emergency stent (a metastasis had blocked my common bile duct) and 2 days later, in the hospital, we started chemo. That was 2018.

[@ThePatientStory]

we hope you are doing well!

[@chiruboy23]

I wish all the cancer fighters here best of luck .

[@ThePatientStory]

thank you for such a.kind comment!

[@cindybesitos8933]

My mom was diagnosed with Distal Reaccurance breast cancer, she was pretty on board lately as far as being on trac with changing her diet. She usually ate a lot of sugar all her life and smoke a cigarette a day. . But lately was and has been good . As of yesterday she’s over it and her spirit is down. She refuses to eat, I’m so frustrated And mad at her for giving up. I have mix emotions. I geniuenly feel mad at her for not taking care of her health When she should have. She begins chemo tommow all prayers appreciated. Her name is Alicia. Hope everyones hopes & dreams AND prayers come true. 🙏🏽

[@elizabethbeth9930]

Sorry to hear that :( was your mother on tamoxifen?

[@cindybesitos8933]

@ no, Anastrozole and as soon as she stopped it the mass got significantly smaller and her uterus pain subsidized significantly but it’s still obviously there. Thank you for asking 🩷

[@ThePatientStory]

sadly it's a rollercoaster of emotions. we hope your mom finds the strength to fight this awful disease!

[@cindybesitos8933]

@@ThePatientStory thank you! 🙏🏽

[@cindybesitos8933]

Terribly apologize for my grammar but sending positive vibez to ever single one out there ❤️‍🔥

[@trailerparkpundit]

I relate so much to this. Lossing my hair as a content creator, swelling from the chemo & radiation. I just finished the week before Christmas. So I'm only 2 weeks into recovery. I can't wait to be myself again.

[@MOAB-UT]

She seems very strong. Congrats on your recovery.

[@ThePatientStory]

yes she is 💪

[@jeanroth159]

Thank you so much for sharing your cancer journey with us Michelle. First of all I am so happy you are cancer free and living a wonderful life with your beautiful family. I am 2 years NED from small cell lung cancer and have been watching others tell their stories since I've been diagnosed and yours is the most relatable by far. It's the after cancer journey...I neither am the person I was before cancer and the physical changes like you said just added a sort of trauma to it all. I totally lost my identity at that time and then some going foward. Not wanting to sound like I'm not grateful to be cancer free because I most certainly am but I have kept so much of that part to myself and I too am 2 years later still working on foods I can tolerate ect. Im sorry you lost your mom , i can promise you she was so grateful to have you and your husband as her caregivers, that was the kindest thing to have your child help you when you cant help yourself as much as we dont want to put our children through that. My daughter was by my side at all my chemo and radiation treatments and i will be forever grateful. 19:34

[@JoleneBear-y7i]

I was with my mom during her hard times but I would do it, even better, again.

[@ThePatientStory]

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[@southerngirlinterrupted6572]

Very articulate and well-spoken. I do not have cancer but am having an MRI this week to check out some issues I am having. Praying it’s not… prayers to all those going through or who have gone through this horrible disease. 🙏🏻❤️‍🩹

[@teddine7366]

Cancer sucks. I found out 6 months ago I have stage 4 lung cancer. After the initial shock of finding out, it's not the fact of knowing I could possibly die soon, it's everything else. Being out of work and how to pay the bills, constant dr visits, waiting on test results, being in pain and more. My team of doctors are doing a great job treating it and made leaps and bounds and I might be able to go back to work in a month. But even if they were to completely cure this, it's going to effect me for the rest of my life and always be on my mind.

[@ralphiesmom2]

Can't imagine. Wishing the best for you and hope you find peace and health.

[@ThePatientStory]

wishing you all the best moving forward in your treatment plan!

[@DELx999]

Yikes. Did you smoke? Or took the Govt in jec tion?

[@sharimeyers292]

@@teddine7366 I’m so sorry. I understand completely how hard what you are going through is. I had to quit my job when I was diagnosed with non hodkins lymphoma and wound up in the hospital for an emergency procedure just a few days later. I spent 6 weeks altogether in the hospital and another 4 months in bed doing chemo. The issues with getting sick, losing your job and not having insurance are real and so stressful. It really isn’t right that health insurance is linked to our jobs. Just when you need it most, you don’t have it.

[@teddine7366]

@@sharimeyers292 I am very lucky to the fact I live in New York State. We have an awesome public health insurance system here. They are taking care of everything. And they help if you can't afford the insurance at work or if it is not good. You apply to it, they make you pick an insurance provider like blue cross or fidelis or whatever, and then you pay on a sliding scale based on your income. People like to complain about the taxes here, but you get what you pay for in a sense. My friend moved to South Carolina and he tried to keep his NY insurance as long as he could he said.

[@valerieboyce7644]

Thank you for sharing your story. So glad you are doing well. Your 2 girls are beautiful and I must say, I loved your hair when it was super short!❤

[@staceyloke9872]

wow i really identified with this. i am a hodgkin’s lymphoma survivor. about a year and a half post chemo and in remission. but i do often feel lost in my body. and the recovery was way harder than the cancer, but then i feel guilty bc people don’t get to recover. it’s better than it was but i often feel like im just going through the motions

[@sheepseven7588]

Am praying for you read Gods healing was by Ellen g white will help you God cares ❤

[@staceyloke9872]

@@sheepseven7588 thank you 💕

[@Richiko06]

Survivors guilt 😢 I know how that feels and I know how it feels to lose so many loved ones to cancer 😢 I’m so glad you recovered! Jesus loves you and he says it’s not your time yet! ❤ trust him

[@staceyloke9872]

@@Richiko06 thank you 💕

[@sharimeyers292]

@@staceyloke9872 @Stacey I’m 6 years out of a non-Hodgkin lymphoma and cancer free. It was hard getting back to normal life, my re-entry was delayed because my white blood cell count wasn’t recovering, but I started walking and then after 3 years I started running and I really feel like exercise helped me a lot. I also finally got a therapist and that’s been helpful. Just focus on enjoying your days and doing the best you can everyday.

[@SuperPompey77]

Thankyou for sharing your story. Please keep taking regular tests and I send you all the positive vibes and prayers to keep this awful disease away. So sorry to hear about your mom. You have a wonderful husband and wonderful children. Good luck, and again thanks for sharing.

[@ThePatientStory]

thank you for sending her well wishes :)

[@hannahhughes4801]

Spoken from the heart, thank you beautiful girl ❤

[@elemiltongiacomazzi-amaral5660]

You are adorable! God bless you! Those two babies are happy you fought and still fight for your life! Stay healthy and strong! ❤

[@terencetaylor4600]

Thankyou for your story Michelle.

[@leslietascoff9784]

WOW! Great insight! ❤️❤️❤️

[@TheFrancescain]

You are an inspiration and I wish you deep from my heart to completely recover and thank you for your story which is very sad but shows that our body can fight the unimaginable, you are very strong, thanks also to the doctor that from the very beginning did the necessary tests!

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[@robinschimka1947]

Thankyou

[@barbarameehan113]

Yes I am different now. Life is unpredictable. Before cancer I took everything for granted now I am always waiting for the next "shoe to drop.". Bless you. Stay well everyone.❤bless all of you.

[@jamesvezina9886]

Thank you for sharing your story I live in Chicago also I am a Prostate Cancer survivor & I know the anxiety from what’s next My brother is also a survivor of this He is getting radiation We must pray for the best outcome God loves us & will provide for us I was treated at Northwestern Medicine also

[@chelciewentzel8191]

@@jamesvezina9886 praying always 🙏🏻

[@wesleypatterson5358]

Thank you for sharing your so strong! I would be so afraid of losing myself so hard!

[@ldjt6184]

I love how she changed careers after what she went through, to help other cancer survivors heal. How do I begin the process of doing the work she does? I'd like to do the same thing.

[@sharimeyers292]

@@ldjt6184 you can volunteer at hospitals or with various cancer research foundations or, if you are in the US you can get involved with The Congressionally Mandated Medical Research Program as a “consumer patient” to give your ideas about new research.

[@karengoodwin4828]

I wish for healing for you and comfort.

[@juliahelland6488]

Thanks for sharing this! 💯❣️

[@shimmer8289]

I have non hodkins pulmonary 8 yrs watch and wait. Past 2 months experiencing chest pain in upper back. Crisis came 7 days ago I suddenly had intense pain and felt I was drowning. I went to ER no scan for cancer, no blood test, no heart test, xray was told nothing in lung except original tumor and that thry noticed wedging on spine but I have had osteoporosis 10 years I'm aware of this. Was sent home. Nothing changed pain wise, but after 3 days breathing normalized. I'm waiting for a telephone consult with gp the oncologist never phoned back. So ya it's a stressful time. 8 years no treatment is like close to max on the survival charts. I still worry.

[@sharimeyers292]

@shimmer: good luck. I’m hoping for the best for you.

[@tiffanyhollywood2108]

♥️💛🧡🙏💗💚💜

[@SidneySmith678]

❤️Sounds like you need to go to a different ER if it happens again. Blood work, CT scans and EKGs should always be done in the ER. X-rays don’t show much. You should have had a CT scan of lungs.

[@shimmer8289]

@SidneySmith678 Ty I still have pain. Had CT oncologist called it's not the cancer. So I guess it breaks in my spine as the er report states. At physio now as I've seized up. Oh my getting older has its challenges. All the best to u and thank you.

[@chelciewentzel8191]

praying for you always ❤

[@jonijenkins8006]

Blessings to you

[@DPA373]

My mother had non hodgkins lymphoma. They traced hers back to a place that she had worked when i was a teenager i also worked there. Industrial washing machines the chemicals used in the machines to sanitize linens. Also for me though cantaminated water living at camp lejuine. So just wish the doctors would be more aggressive into finding out if i have it! So frustrating!

[@DELx999]

How recently did she get diagnosed? Gotta rule out the V axx, because it seems to be bringing cancers, especially sarcomas

[@DELx999]

How recently did she get diagnosed? Gotta rule out the V axx, because it seems to be bringing cancers, especially sarcomas

[@annipsy2185]

really interesting thing that most patiants say they have a harder time AFTER treatments are all done. physically too but mostly mentally

[@julieks5316]

I agree 100 percent. I was told after Her 2 positive breast cancer treatment I would feel great. I feel terrible. Such pain everday from chemos radiation and surgeries and biopsies. I wish and hope for educating others that completing treatment doesn’t mean you are the same whether pain free or emotional. If you ever want to talk message me.

[@kellio8087]

After my research, I feel that stressors can cause disregulation and dysfunction, which can lead to cancer. Stressors like mental stress, over working, over training, grief, etc.

[@darlene333]

Plz don't take another 💉 Praying for your total healing and restoration. ❤️🙏❤️

[@pam164]

Sounds like her mom was telling her in the dream that she was ill.

[@cozettalandry3429]

Post treatments and going into remission you always wonder if and when it will come back. Every time you don’t feel well you think your Cancer is back

[@sheepseven7588]

Yes you are a walking miracle ❤

[@ladyt7320]

New subscriber

[@marc9453]

It could be that your mum’s spirit is with you all the time and trying to tell you must have trust

[@BuzzBee-et8np]

Did she have surgery to remove the tumor in her chest? It doesn’t look like it so that is so fortunate if she didn’t. Also does she have a website or just work through a hospital. That’s interesting that the d-dimer alerted them to give you an xray! Was it lymph nodes in the neck that caused the pain? I’m so glad she is better!❤❤❤

[@selecttravelvacations7472]

A 2 cm tumor is very small.

[@starrystarrynight6281]

What was the name of the elevated lab?

[@annadillon8531]

It was most likely a D-Dimer

[@MOAB-UT]

C Reactive Protein is one but there are several. Are you having issues?

[@annadillon8531]

@@MOAB-UT thank you, you are correct!

[@MOAB-UT]

@@annadillon8531 It was not a question.

[@Mombielife1217]

D Dimer and my CRP have been elevated but my Dr still won’t give me a biopsy to rule out lymphoma

[@duchessmartinez2035]

I wouldn't recommend working through treatment. I hope anyone going through this is able to take disability and heal through treatment. 3 yrs post treatment.

[@NickUncommon]

Is it just me, or is there a difference between being cured or being in remission? Lots of comments, that cancer seems to always be related to meat consumption and other similar outside noxes being the cause for cancer. Neuroendocrine and several other tumours are just plain bad genes or even just bad luck. It should be our doctors and the oncologist who tell us and work out the individual treatment plans.

[@ThePatientStory]

A lot of patients hear the words: No evidence of disease. After five years, if there is no cancer detectable in the body still, they are considered to be in full remission :)

[@shimmer8289]

My dr at dx said u will never be cured but when it gets bad we will make u comfortable.

[@Salazar77-]

Same thing they told my mom she had triple negative breast cancer Dr said very likely to come back she does mammograms every 3 months ,she's also had 4 brothers/sisters in last 4 years pass of cancer all different kinds ​@@shimmer8289

[@liindybain1971]

❤❤💙💙💜💜💚💚🧡🧡

[@tiffanyhollywood2108]

❤️💛💚🙏💗💜🧡

[@MOAB-UT]

What was the cause? Check your water see ewg tap water database.

[@sheepseven7588]

Your baby is just so beautiful like mom please remember cancer comes from outside source a germ stay away from animal products eggs if from healthy hens is good / chickens . May God continue to bless you helping others. I totally relate to you.

[@RustyShakleford1]

Mycobacterium avium comes from chickens

[@violet04nunya98]

Cancer comes from many different sources. Sometimes it comes from sources. Other times it comes from genetics. I know you’re trying to be helpful. Thank you for that. But unless you’re a ln expert on all things cancer, it’s not good to blame one specific thing. Even experts don’t understand everything about cancer. Or where it originates from. Being supportive and understanding, and loving and caring is fantastic. But giving information that’s not true only causes problems and negativity. We who don’t know everything should focus on helping others in ways that can make people feel good. Feel better than before. If you feel strongly about what you’re saying, then go research and dedicate yourself to helping others. Just don’t spout off about things that you read in an article, or saw on one documentary. I’m not mad at you, I’m not being mean. I’m trying to help you do something important with your beliefs and opinions. You can do good things. But it’s important that you speak the truth. Not just your own opinion, that came from faulty information.

[@ClareLeamore]

❤🧡💛💚💙💜🤍

[@fr11288]

chest exray

[@sheepseven7588]

Please read the ministry of healing by Ellen g white the chapter about flesh eat you appear so healthy working out helps so much but the book speaks about meat eating is #1 cause of cancer transferred from animals. Praying for u and all of us to be able to reverse disease God's way and give Him the glory.

[@RustyShakleford1]

If cancer is zoonotic it probably is a type of mycobacterium

[@sharimeyers292]

@@sheepseven7588 that book mixes some medical advice with Christian philosophy. Better medical advice about diet and exercise can be found at the NIH (in the USA), the CDC (in the USA) and various major hospital websites, including the Mayo Clinic. Sometimes nondenominational medicine/health information is the way to go. Not everyone has the same beliefs.