Todays appointment - Lymphomas Message Board

Susey · 05-30-2007, 03:53 PM

Today I went to my oncologist. I had a bone marrow test last Thursday. They found the cancer is in 31% of my lymphocites (sp?) which takes up about 10 - 15% of the bone marrow. I also have it in my lymph nodes. I got two choices. One was to watch & wait and the other is to start a chemo treatment. They would treat with rituxan & another medication (my mind is blank on the name).
Has anyone decided to do the watchful waiting.
It seems like my choice is from one extreme to the other.

lizzy76 · 05-30-2007, 04:22 PM

Watchful waiting when they already know you have cancer??!! That just sounds scary! I had a tumor that they did the whole waiting thing on to see if it grew, but I was nervous the whole time... I don't think I could wait, it would just be on my mind all the time. If I were in your position, I'd start the chemo to get things going and on your way to being healed and moving on with life!