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Sarah E Miller Matthews, NC United States female Living with Hodgkin Lymphoma for 3 years, 5 months Age: 27 Deep breath...It's almost been a year since I was diagnosed. So much has changed, and so little has changed. When I was diagnosed in April of 2007, it had been about a three week process of getting to the diagnosis. I had been mis-diagnosed with sinus infections/allergies for about a year before I finally sought a second opinion. Thank God for the doctor that listened to me when all I could say is, there is something weird going on with me. A chest x-ray, a couple of CT scans, a PET scan, and two biopsies later, the doctor called and said I had Hodgkin Lymphoma. I felt like I had just been punched in the stomach and my world was falling out from under me. I was only 23 at the time. After 8 chemo treatments and 14 days of radiation, I had a post treatment CT scan on August 21, then received the news that I was in "COMPLETE" remission! As of my follow-up last month, I am still in remission and my next scan is in June 2008. My boyfriend and parents and so many others were wonderful during my illness as I didn't tolerate chemo very well. I am now planning my wedding (May 30, 2008 is the big day!), and feel like I am finally moving on with my life. Simple things like going to the restroom, taking a shower, feeling like going out to eat, they all mean so much and serve as a daily reminder of how often we take our health for granted. I've learned that people say insensitive things (one can hope they just say things without thinking and really don't mean to sound they way they do), I've learned you still get angry sometimes at what has happened (especially when you see more and more people going through the same thing), I've learned you still get road rage...haha. But at the end of the day, I'm still me. I like to think I'm just a more thankful version of me. www.caringbridge.org/visit/sarahadams |
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