Could possibly have cancer

SegRat · 12-01-2011, 12:06 AM

Went to the doctor today because I could feel a lump down by my groin. *Turns out that is probably from my recent vasectomy. *However when the dr. Was doing the exam, she said that my lymph odes are enlarged. *It could just be an infection, or it could be cancer. *I should be getting a call Thursday or Friday to set up an appointment to have an ultrasound done. *Hopefully it's nothing, but this scares the crap out of me. *My wife is putting on a brave face but her friend is going to dye anytime now from cancer. *For the sake of my sanity and hers, I hope they get me in for this test fast.

RainMaker · 12-01-2011, 12:17 AM

Sorry to hear. If it makes you feel better, swollen lymph nodes is usually something else. I believe the number is around 1 percent of people who a physician finds having a swollen lymph node ends up being something serious such as cancer.

ISiddiqui · 12-01-2011, 12:26 AM

Will be praying that it isn't anything serious!

SegRat · 12-01-2011, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by RainMaker

Sorry to hear. If it makes you feel better, swollen lymph nodes is usually something else. I believe the number is around 1 percent of people who a physician finds having a swollen lymph node ends up being something serious such as cancer.

I sure hope you are right. Hopefully the dr made it sound a lot worse than it is. Either way until I find out my stomach is going to be in knots.

JonInMiddleGA · 12-01-2011, 04:22 AM

Some of the worst days of my life when my wife was waiting to get an appointment for what would eventually be a cancer diagnosis. Paled in comparison to the surreal experience of waiting for the results to come back.
(We actually got a voice mail just before 5pm on Friday telling us the results we in & we needed to set up another appointment to talk to the doctor ... imagine the fun of the weekend that followed). And after all that, she kicked cancer's ass.

I'm not gonna bullshit you about the next few days, nothing fun about that process but the real point here is the happy ending, not the shitty journey. You can't really do much to speed up the doctors in most cases, just have to ride the roller coaster until it reaches the station. Do the best you can to keep your imagination under control, any distraction for both you & your wife is probably a good one afaic. Prayers for you both, I wish I could offer more.

BYU 14 · 12-01-2011, 07:08 AM

Damn, sorry to hear this Seg. Having gone through a scare in the last year, which turned out not to be, the wait is definitely nerve racking.

You go through so many emotions waiting for tests, I was even to the point that I just wanted to know ASAP even if the tests were positive so I could start fighting it.

Ideally it is all related to your vasectomy and your Doc is being rightfully cautious, in the meantime sending thoughts and prayers for a positive outcome.

Eaglesfan27 · 12-01-2011, 07:22 AM

Best of luck. I hope it turns out to be nothing serious.

Kodos · 12-01-2011, 07:24 AM

Hopefully it just turns out to be some minor infection or something of that nature. Will keep you in my thoughts.

miked · 12-01-2011, 07:26 AM

I had a large lump in my groin last year, turned out to just be a random infection (Rainmaker's numbers are probably pretty close). Good luck.

Bad-example · 12-01-2011, 08:02 AM

My brother had a similar scare recently. It turned out to be a normal buildup of fluid from his years-prior vasectomy. Don't freak out too much over what may turn out to be nothing at all.

Lathum · 12-01-2011, 08:15 AM

Fuck Cancer.

BillJasper · 12-01-2011, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Lathum

Fuck Cancer.

+1

Passacaglia · 12-01-2011, 08:32 AM

Best of luck, hopefully it turns out okay!

DaddyTorgo · 12-01-2011, 08:48 AM

Best of luck Seggy. I'm sure it's nothing.

Honolulu_Blue · 12-01-2011, 09:15 AM

Good luck. I really hope it turns out to be nothing serious at all.

Fuck cancer.

Mizzou B-ball fan · 12-01-2011, 09:22 AM

Had similar symptoms after a vasectomy. Best to check it either way.

tyketime · 12-01-2011, 09:43 AM

I hope you'll get peace of mind quickly. This shit can definitely play brutal mind games with you.

EagleFan · 12-01-2011, 10:16 AM

Wishing you the best.

RomaGoth · 12-01-2011, 10:25 AM

Dear cancer,

I hate you.

Sincerely,

People

I Hope this is nothing serious Seg!

JediKooter · 12-01-2011, 10:28 AM

Yes, as others have said, fuck cancer. I hope it's nothing and just something to do with the vasectomy.

Chief Rum · 12-01-2011, 01:00 PM

Good luck, Seg! I'll keep you in my thoughts.

Fuck cancer!

spleen1015 · 12-01-2011, 01:08 PM

Hoping for good news, Seg.

Absolutely fuck cancer

MacroGuru · 12-01-2011, 01:09 PM

Seg,

Wishing you the best....

SegRat · 12-01-2011, 01:43 PM

Just scheduled my appointment for the ultrasound for tomorrow afternoon. So my guess is that I have to wait until early next week to find out the results. I hope rainmaker is right with the numbers and this is just something minor. But you hear "possibly cancer" that scares the crap out of you. It's probably going to be a very long sleepless weekend. I think I will have to go pick up a new video game to give my mind a break.

RainMaker · 01-22-2012, 06:03 AM

How did this end up SegRat? I recently woke up with a swollen lymph node in my armpit. I know the statistics are on my side, but I'm a little worried about it.

BYU 14 · 01-22-2012, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RainMaker

How did this end up SegRat? I recently woke up with a swollen lymph node in my armpit. I know the statistics are on my side, but I'm a little worried about it.

+1 Seg and wishing you the best as well RainMaker, will you be going to get it checked out? Like you said, odds ore on your side, but better to be safe!

RainMaker · 01-22-2012, 10:36 AM

I'll see what happens this week. Could be something stupid like a sweat gland or ingrown hair so who knows. From everything I've read online it's either that or just the body fighting off an infection or something.

Dutch · 01-22-2012, 10:38 AM

Hoping for the best.

12-01-2011, 12:26 AM	#3
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	Will be praying that it isn't anything serious! __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

12-01-2011, 04:22 AM	#5
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Some of the worst days of my life when my wife was waiting to get an appointment for what would eventually be a cancer diagnosis. Paled in comparison to the surreal experience of waiting for the results to come back. (We actually got a voice mail just before 5pm on Friday telling us the results we in & we needed to set up another appointment to talk to the doctor ... imagine the fun of the weekend that followed). And after all that, she kicked cancer's ass. I'm not gonna bullshit you about the next few days, nothing fun about that process but the real point here is the happy ending, not the shitty journey. You can't really do much to speed up the doctors in most cases, just have to ride the roller coaster until it reaches the station. Do the best you can to keep your imagination under control, any distraction for both you & your wife is probably a good one afaic. Prayers for you both, I wish I could offer more. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

12-01-2011, 07:22 AM	#7
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	Best of luck. I hope it turns out to be nothing serious. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

12-01-2011, 07:24 AM	#8
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Hopefully it just turns out to be some minor infection or something of that nature. Will keep you in my thoughts. __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

12-01-2011, 07:26 AM	#9
miked College Starter Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The Dirty	I had a large lump in my groin last year, turned out to just be a random infection (Rainmaker's numbers are probably pretty close). Good luck. __________________ Commish of the United Baseball League (OOTP 6.5)

12-01-2011, 12:17 AM	#2
RainMaker General Manager Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	Sorry to hear. If it makes you feel better, swollen lymph nodes is usually something else. I believe the number is around 1 percent of people who a physician finds having a swollen lymph node ends up being something serious such as cancer.

12-01-2011, 07:08 AM	#6
BYU 14 Coordinator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The scorched Desert	Damn, sorry to hear this Seg. Having gone through a scare in the last year, which turned out not to be, the wait is definitely nerve racking. You go through so many emotions waiting for tests, I was even to the point that I just wanted to know ASAP even if the tests were positive so I could start fighting it. Ideally it is all related to your vasectomy and your Doc is being rightfully cautious, in the meantime sending thoughts and prayers for a positive outcome.

12-01-2011, 08:02 AM	#10
Bad-example College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: san jose CA	My brother had a similar scare recently. It turned out to be a normal buildup of fluid from his years-prior vasectomy. Don't freak out too much over what may turn out to be nothing at all.

12-01-2011, 08:15 AM	#11
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	Fuck Cancer.

12-01-2011, 08:32 AM	#13
Passacaglia Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Big Ten Country	Best of luck, hopefully it turns out okay!

12-01-2011, 08:48 AM	#14
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	Best of luck Seggy. I'm sure it's nothing.

12-01-2011, 09:15 AM	#15
Honolulu_Blue Hockey Boy Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Royal Oak, MI	Good luck. I really hope it turns out to be nothing serious at all. Fuck cancer. __________________ *Steve Yzerman*: 1,755 points in 1,514 regular season games. 185 points in 196 postseason games. A First-Team All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Selke Trophy winner, Masterton Trophy winner, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Olympic gold medallist, and a three-time Stanley Cup Champion. Longest serving captain of one team in the history of the NHL (19 seasons).

12-01-2011, 09:22 AM	#16
Mizzou B-ball fan General Manager Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kansas City, MO	Had similar symptoms after a vasectomy. Best to check it either way.

12-01-2011, 09:43 AM	#17
tyketime College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2003	I hope you'll get peace of mind quickly. This shit can definitely play brutal mind games with you.

12-01-2011, 10:16 AM	#18
EagleFan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA	Wishing you the best. __________________ The EagleFan YouTube Channel - Reactions Soarin' & Scratchin' YouTube Channel - We react to music, videos, TV, we talk, we are planning some field trips Soarin' & Soothin' - Meditation, Relaxation, and Sleep Aid; mental health is important

12-01-2011, 10:28 AM	#20
JediKooter Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: San Diego via Sausalito via San Jose via San Diego	Yes, as others have said, fuck cancer. I hope it's nothing and just something to do with the vasectomy. __________________ I'm no longer a Chargers fan, they are dead to me Coming this summer to a movie theater near you: The Adventures of Jedikooter: Part 4

12-01-2011, 01:00 PM	#21
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	Good luck, Seg! I'll keep you in my thoughts. Fuck cancer! __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.

12-01-2011, 01:08 PM	#22
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	Hoping for good news, Seg. Absolutely fuck cancer

12-01-2011, 01:09 PM	#23
MacroGuru Coordinator Join Date: May 2003 Location: Utah	Seg, Wishing you the best.... __________________ "forgetting what is in the past, I strive for the future"

12-01-2011, 01:43 PM	#24
SegRat High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Oshkosh, WI	Just scheduled my appointment for the ultrasound for tomorrow afternoon. So my guess is that I have to wait until early next week to find out the results. I hope rainmaker is right with the numbers and this is just something minor. But you hear "possibly cancer" that scares the crap out of you. It's probably going to be a very long sleepless weekend. I think I will have to go pick up a new video game to give my mind a break. __________________ USFL: Charlotte Fightn' Squirrels

01-22-2012, 06:03 AM	#25
RainMaker General Manager Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	How did this end up SegRat? I recently woke up with a swollen lymph node in my armpit. I know the statistics are on my side, but I'm a little worried about it.

01-22-2012, 10:36 AM	#27
RainMaker General Manager Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	I'll see what happens this week. Could be something stupid like a sweat gland or ingrown hair so who knows. From everything I've read online it's either that or just the body fighting off an infection or something.

01-22-2012, 10:38 AM	#28
Dutch "Dutch" Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Tampa, FL	Hoping for the best.

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