My Hodgkin Lymphoma Diagnosis: "I Didn't Think it was Anything" | Josh's Story | The Patient Story
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- Josh was only 26 years old when he was diagnosed with 4B Hodgkin's lymphoma. After experiencing night sweats, fatigue, and an enlarged lymph node in his neck, Josh went to the Emergency Room. A lymph node biopsy and PET scan determined he had stage 4 Hodgkin's lymphoma, with a subtype of nodular sclerosis.
In this story, Josh shares his journey, including processing the diagnosis, undergoing chemotherapy, and leaning on his support system.
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I was diagnosed with HL in 1980 at 24 yo. I’m going to be 68 next month and I pray that you will live a long and healthy life. 🌹🌹
So inspirational. Wishing you many more years of good health ❤
Wow! You must have been so scared. It's really impt to hear from people such as yourself who have survived so long. Continued health!! 🩷
God bless ❤
My daughter was diagnosed with HL at age 24, only one year after getting married. She is an RN and brushed off all her symptoms until she had trouble breathing. She had a large mediastinal tumor that was causing her shortness of breath. She had her first chemo on the day before Thanksgiving 2001 and finished in May of 2002. Here we are almost 21 years later and she is still cancer free.
Me too! I was 29 now 68. Thanks be to God!
How fantastic. Congrats. I have chronic lymphoma and was in remission for 5 years. Looks like it has resurfaced and probably more treatments. Sounds hopeful
@@denisedouglas7498amazing. I have non Hodgkins lymphoma was 5 yrs in remission but I'm getting rechecked as small ones reappeared. Hodgkins is curable..non Hodgkins is not. It can be reduced in size but not eliminated.
2001-2022 it took to finish omg that's 2 decades but thank God
You have no idea how much hope you give to those who r fighting right now with these stories ❤️❤️❤️💖 God bless 🙏
Stage 4 Hodgkin lymphoma survivor going on 6 years……stay strong
I had it in 1992 at 31. Tomorrow I turn 62, so I’ve doubled my life since then. My main symptom was a cough, so I had open chest surgery to remove a mass around my thymus.
I only had swollen lymph nodes. No other symptoms at all. I was stage 3A nodular sclerosing Hodgkin’s disease. Been cured for 40 years.
Are your swollen lymph nodes located on neck or somewhere else?
I’m thankful you had your amazing partner beside you! That and you have a tenacity that is vital for fighting dragons 🐉
14 years ago I was diagnosed with Nonhodgkin lymphoma and as of February,2024 it is back at stage 3,tomorrow I start chemotherapy for 4 treatments. This is very sad because I am 86.
God bless from Ireland 🇮🇪
I ‘m so happy you got this taken care quick! For years I complain to my primary and he didn’t do anything. When to the ER a year ago with a really horrible stomach pain and they said I lite up like a Christmas tree after my scan but they didn’t tell me I had cancer just to follow up with my doctor. He didn’t do a thing! When back this year 2023 and they compared the second scan and hospitalized me, had a biopsy done and found I have stage 4 non Hodgkin’s. This was in January went to the cancer center and my doctor would not start me on anything she kept saying chemo was too harsh for me that my immune system was too low. When on q vacation came back had a sonogram and my tumors grew 3 times the size. She started me on a clinical trail shot targeted to kill the cancer. Today was my second dose and I’m staying positive & hopeful. I’m the only one being treated that have never been on any med’s. Praying that this shot that hasn’t been approved by the FDA helps everyone with lymphoma. 🙏🏼 God is in control.
What an inspiration you are to other HD OR NHD. Your testimony gives other cancer victims hope, strength and courage to fight! Stay strong!!
AMEN!!! God is in control! God knows all things, has all power and has all authority. He is the great PHYSICIAN and HEALER. I wish you the very best. ❤
Those pictures of you standing there drenched at night! That’s me totally! I don’t have any swollen lymph nodes that I’m aware of. But, fatigue and miserable night sweats
A decade ago I had stg iv DLBCL and 8 week long R-EPOCH treatments. The primary loocatioon was on my spinal cord. I’m now Cured of that cancer. Now I have a new cancer, Nodular Lymphocytes Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma has struck. I have three more treatment rounds. Chemo brain doesn’t completely go away. Mostly does but I can’t read a book for enjoyment anymore. My worst carryover from treatment is neuropathy on my feet.
My bff was diagnosed at 24 in 1986. She went into remission after a hard battle with non Hodgkin’s lymphoma and lived a full life. She passed in 2014 from totally unrelated illnesses. Hang tough!!
I survived uterine cancer because there is only one symptom and when I had it, I went to the ER immediately. Yeah, at 63 I woke up having my period! And then, yes, everything happens really fast.
I was SO damn lucky because it was contained in my uterus and I only needed a hysterectomy. I am grateful. I admire people like this guy who are so strong and courageous. ❤
Pay attention to anything different in your body. Act ASAP. Get more than one opinion if necessary. It’s your life!
My Friend is currently in the ER with those same symptoms .. he had labs yesterday and his numbers were way off, and she feared his spleen would rupture. When I researched non traumatic spleen ruptures and near ruptures, Lymphoma was the first possibility listed, he is all yellow, and has been loosely weight fast over the past few months. I am praying they have gotten to him in time. I pray that you are well soon!
If he is yellow could be something with his liver, I'm sorry
On Christmas I was diagnosed with stage 4 HL just Ike this and exact same treatment hearing your story has helped me set aside so many fears I’m 28 and can’t see the light at the end of the tunnel iv got 6 months and I hope I can make this video and be better on the other side. Thank you
I was diagnosed with stage 4 ALCL in Sep of last year, completed 7 rounds of R-CHOP and have been in remission for 3 months so far! I started treatments 2 days after my diagnoses so I completely relate to the urgency and anxiety that follows a cancer diagnoses! It is a long, tiring journey but by keeping your spirits high, remission is closer than you think! For bone pain, claritin and tylenol is what helped me most! 64oz of water a day is super important during treatment as well!
how are you doing today? everything good so far?
Got diagnosed with HL in April, 2021 at the age of 22. Got off the chemo in November that same year. Been in remission since and I go in in a few days to make sure I’m still in remission! Currently 24 and living strong so far! Best of luck to anyone going through this! Thank you for sharing your story, Josh, definitely was able to relate to you with your journey, especially being the youngest one in the room by 50 years, lol. I was stage 3, luckily, my symptoms weren’t really that bad. Some rounds of chemo were better than others.
I’m here because Hank Green just announced he has Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and in the video he mentioned some things that I am also experiencing. I’ve noticed enlarged lymph nodes for a while but I figured I would feel worse if it were something serious.
I had a doctors appointment last week about something else, and I *almost* mentioned it, but the doctor didn’t say the magic words ‘anything else?’, and so I chickened out and figured I’d bring it up another time.
Thanks to these videos I’m taking it more seriously, and I now have another appointment scheduled. I’m trying not to jump to conclusions, but it’s scary.
Are you doing okay?
@@SuperAlexGaming Thanks for asking. I had a biopsy on one of my lumps and some blood tests. The lump was a lipoma (benign fat lump), and the bloodwork came back clear. The swollen lymph nodes are likely from chronic allergies.
if it still is persisting now, get more tests@@scaredyfish
duddes got cancer, but hes only worried about his girlfriend, bless him
Thank you for sharing your story. I can relate to your experience as I was also diagnosed with HL during the Covid pandemic in 2020. I discovered a lymph node in late April, underwent a series of tests and staging, and started chemotherapy in June, followed by radiation in September. Congratulations on completing your treatment and thank you for sharing your story.
My husbands first symptom was night sweats, he had a small enlarged lymph node in his armpit. They removed it and more in the armpit, removed his spleen, had chemo and then radiation. He was in remission when it came back in two years, more intense radiation. Later he had skin cancer all over his back they cut them all out. This was in 79-83, I'm sure better treatments are now available. He passed away from different conditions. Good luck in your journey, best wishes.
Sorry for your loss, may he rest in piece. Hope you’re okay x
My oldest brother was diagnosed with Hodgkin's in the 80's and died at 24 from it. Glad you're doing well.
I'm so sorry
I was diagnosed with HL in 1993 at age 22. My most prevalent symptom was very intense itching. It was so bad that I dug holes in my skin. I had two doctors (one was a dermatologist) tell me that I had scabies! My first doctor eventually noticed my neck was swelled up. I had a bunch of swollen lymph nodes, and he did a chest X-ray which showed a mass about the size of an orange. He sent me to the surgeon who did a lymph node biopsy, and it showed I had Hodgkin Lymphoma. After some CT scans, a gallium scan (they didn’t have PET scans back then), and a bone marrow biopsy, I was in stage two. I had nine months of chemotherapy and 6 weeks of radiation. I was cancer-free in the spring of 1994 and have been so ever since!
where did it itch mostly on your body? glad you are fine❤
@@sp500-steph7 just about everywhere, but mainly my arms, legs, and torso.
I am so happy for you! Thanks God you’re doing well. Now get close to God and follow His commandments and you will have everything that you ever hoped for! I have myself a non Hodgkin lymphoma, I am 74 years old, soon I will star my Chemotherapy. I am certainly scared for the painful side of the side effects must that from the cancer itself, but unfortunately there are not a miracle cure treatments available at this time. God is merciful and it’s watching over us who are going through the same illness. Faith and confidence will set us free! God bless🙏🏻
This sums up so many of my own thoughts and feelings. The hardest thing is to keep your identity after diagnosis intact. You made me smile, laugh and cry. Thanks and stay well Josh!
You to Richard! Appreciate the kind words sir
He had the same effect on me. He's only 6 yrs older than my grandson, and I was deeply moved by his fortitude and resolute determination.
@@boomeradvocate thank you very much for those kind words. I hope your grandson is doing well. He’s a warrior 💜
Almost one yr for me cancer free!
My husband had these strange rashes that just appeared randomly over his body. They were very uncomfortable and I pushed him to go to the GP and they then sent him to a dermatologist that couldn’t figure it out. I have really sensitive skin so weird rashes have always been part of my life but not my husband and I thought it was super concerning because all the products we use are for super sensitive people. The minute a lymph node showed up in his neck he went straight to the Dr who did take him seriously.
Oh wow, this was so inspiring. I teared up too when Josh's Dad called him his hero.
Awesome outcome - thanks so much for sharing your story. x
What a harrowing experience. Bless your heart. I guess you know now not to delay being seen if something is up. My husband had a heart attack at age 40. He refused to go to the hospital. Denied that was what was wrong. Two days later after I spoke to a nurse when I called her from work and told her what happened over the weekend she told me to bring him in asap. I called him at work and asked him to go to lunch with me. Picked him up and drove him to the ER. He said "you tricked me, but I'm fine. I said ok, then go in and let them see you. Prove to me your fine. He said ok. In about 5 to 10 minutes after walking in the did an EKG and told him he had a heart attack. He ended up with stents in 2 arteries in the back wall of his heart. Fast forward to 2013 he was diagnosed with failure.congestive heart failure. Had so many things done. He lived 10 years past his diagnosis. He just passed April 9th this year. Easter. I know you feel your symptoms were subtle, but just know they weren't really, not to mention a high fever like that over 104° F. 105°F can cause a seizure. I'm so happy for you. I know chemo or other therapies to treat cancer can make you very sick on top of all ready being very ill to begin with. I hope you live long and prosper.
Well done fella! My dad has just been diagnosed with this disease. My fingers are crossed for him.
My daughter has a friend with Hodgkin Lymphoma for more than 20 years, so, there is hope!
Did she treat not sure how can she be for 20 years?
@@andywilliams6103 There are people with brain tumors for more than 20 years. It all depends on the kind of tumor and how it develops in the body.
been watching a lot of these videos because i'm getting tested for cancer... my parents died young, my dad died a few years ago of cancer and all i want in life is to live a long life that they couldnt achieve. i've been so scared that i might have cancer the anxiety has been overwhelming me constantly
Hi darling, so sorry to hear of your losses and what you’re going through. How did your tests go? Sending love and healing x
Powerful Story Thank You May God Continue to bless !
I'm glad that you're feeling better and things are looking up for you. We're so grateful for the internet in many ways. It is for the good. But some people use it for the bad. Meeting people online like yourself and telling your story and your courage and your support system is truly a testimony. You had a positive attitude❤l
I live in Arizona, Josh. I lived in the same neighborhood as Ravens’ player Todd Heaps - knew his MIL very well(she passed from pancreatic cancer…damn cancer🤬). I pray you & your pretty wife have a long & happy future. God bless you, Warrior!🙏🏼
Your helping a lot of people with describing your symptoms. I pray for speedy healing. Take care of yourself.
Thank you so much for this. ❤ Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery.
Loved hearing your story. I'm SO HAPPY to hear you're in remission! Continued good health to you!! 🩷
Was diagnosed this year with HL and started treatment recently. I basically got the news as my 21st bday present 😂. Positivity is everything. 10 more rounds of chemo and hopefully that’s it.
I had 10 sessions of ABVD every 2 weeks until I was told my HL was in remission. That was 12 months ago. Getting another PET scan this week and if its still clear, they'll finally schedule the removal of the chemo port in my arm.
You’re young. How’s it going now? If I had to guess, it’s probably going good
Im officially in remission now and had my last treatment 2 months ago. It’s a blessing. A year ago i wouldn’t have thought I was gonna make it to be honest. Now I view life very differently
@@medusatc3275that’s awesome! Congratulations. Fortunately you’re young so your survival rates are actually really high. I’m so happy for you
You are a true fighter mate. ❤
Thank you….i needed this. Glad you are all better. Thank God
Thank you for sharing. I wish you the best.
Thanks for sharing. I also had HL at 29 now 68. Blessings!
I have all these same symptoms.. I have lost over 100lb in the past 8months. And i have doctors dismissing me left and right. I almost died a few days ago from a severe antibiotic reaction. And the doctors dismissed me still saying i should take them, and a ultrasound for a lump on my armpit. It was my family doctor and mother who told me not to take the next antibiotic dose. But now i still have more tests tomorrow to try and find out whats going on still.
in canada sk.
I had no symptoms when I was diagnosed with Stage 4 HL in Feb 2022. But I already had an autoimmune disease (Giant Cell Arteritis) diagnosed 8 years prior and was taking steroid medication. A scan my Rheumatolist recommended found it. I consider it the luckiest day of my life, because that's when my treatment started and now it's gone.
No one wishes for such an experience that you have endured. But on the flip side you are a better man for it. And for those family and friends around you, the bond is reinforced in ways not possible before...and this new life us all yours.
So happy you were able to get through chemotherapy successfully 😊❤.
Thku Joshua. All the v best for the future. 🎉
Hello,Josh
Thanks for sharing
Very informative and I’m glad you are doing well
Quite a journey
Yes,listening to our bodies is very important
Best wishes from Amman Jordan 🇯🇴
I’m glad you are doing well
Thank you for sharing, Josh. You articulated some great points, like processing what you’ve been through after your treatments. I am over a year in remission from a second stint of NHL, and it has been like PTSD, especially dealing with illness due to a compromised immune system. You made some really insightful statements.
David, thanks for sharing a bit of your story here. We'd love to learn more about you and your story if you're interested. If so, please fill out our Intro Survey → thepatientstory.typeform.com/to/OJfTUC. -Stephanie, fellow NHL patient
I’m just beginning this journey and I’m so exhausted. Pretty sure I’ve had it for a long time but have been gaslit by physicians…
It’s a rough ride, but you can do it. The hardest part comes after the treatments, and it takes a lot longer than you think. Just endure. I wish you the best.
Amazing story!! I'm a HL survivor and found my first k own symptoms when I was running.
I would also love to tell my story along with my recovery.
Thank you so much for watching! We would love to hear more about your story. Are you able to fill out our intro survey?
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What were your symptoms you noticed when running?
Im 48.. they found a lymphoma on my spleen just took a biopsy i have to wait 4 days for the results im terrified i feel like just giving up! Ive been threw so much now this! Im just shattered
Man i love these videos, keep em coming plz
Thank you so much for watching!
I know! These videos are packed with valuable info! Also they are packed with inspiration as l am currently fighting stage 3 cervical cancer that has come back in the form of swollen lymph nodes on the leftside of my neck. These videos are awesome when you see the people in them winning their battles with cancer! ❤
Josh's way of telling his story was remarkable...he's so strong and articulate! An important plus in this video, at least for me, is the moderator (Angie) didn't interrupt him! I like "The Patient Story" channel, but certain moderators are disruptive by inserting themselves too often. This video was a welcome relief in that sense. So happy for you, Josh. ❤️ 💙
Thank you !
Stay strong!!
This helped me, im about to start my treatment with Hosking's lymphoma waiting on my PET , and have been wondering what to expect its a very challenging and emotional time, i just want to live
You’re going to be just fine, Adam . I promise ❤
@@joshuagraves424 thanks mate im all clear now and chemo is over , life has started up again and im kicking goals, I got alot of living to do and getting stronger mentally and physically each day 🙏
Wow I've had the hot then the chills did your WBC come back low or high ..or normal??
Same symptoms, i taught i has astma or something because it became difficult to breath, my neck has become swollen, sweating all day and every day it becomes worse. My blood has been tested and the results should come in soon. What worries me is that my doctor said they were testing my kidneys but when i looked up the codes i was tested for lymphoma not kidneys. I think the doctor does not want to scare me until he knows for sure. i hope for the best.
How are you?
Orioles and Ravens got me through my chemo and radiation in 2000 for breast cancer. Nothing better than Camden Yards to feed your soul.
Incredible what sports can do for someone ❤
This growing "lymph node" on my collar bone is in a dangerous spot. I just barely press on it and get a little light headed. The doctor said don't worry about it because I don't have a temperature. I don't think she cared one way or the other.
I’d reach out to another dr
Claritin for bone pain! Crazy! I don't know if it was a coincidence in timing, but my sudden guttate psoriasis with hives beneath (following a common cold which followed covid) improved with Claritin! Then I spoke with a dermatologist who said that Zyrtec is known to be better for skin ... stuff ... related to allergies. But that skin condition came with extreme fatigue & travelling joint pain without injury, so I'm pretty sure this whole mess has little if anything to do with allergies & more to do with autoimmunity. My rheumatologist would have figured it out by now if I hadn't finally managed to get pregnant, thereby preventing him from zeroing in on it (pregnant women with autoimmune conditions are known to sometimes go into a sort of remission when pregnant, I'm told)
This will help me learn about cancerrrr
They kept telling my mom she had a virus..some kinda cold or flu. It went on for a couple months. Finally they were like, "oops, it's cancer. sorry." She died a year later.
Sorry for your loss
That
“Didn’t like the look of me”
Really made me laugh 😂
Wishing you well. Fellow Gooner. ❤
CMON YOU GUNNAS! That beanie saved me 😂
I was diagnosed around 1989. Mixed cellularity stage 3B. I had a daughter a few years later and I am free of cancer. I'm sure you make it also.
Such a wonderful share. Thank you so much - so glad to hear you've been cancer free ever since! -Stephanie
I had Mixed Cellularity Stage 4 in 2019 age 26. I’ve been in remission for 3 years, it’s good to hear another person with the Mixed Cellularity subtype have a long term remission. I understand it’s quite uncommon to have this subtype in young people.
Did you went through bone marrow transplant also
At 42 I got diagnosed with NHL stage 4 sixteen months ago and they are not helping me at all. I don’t have private insurance so I have to go to a community hospital. I wish someone could help me so I can live longer and spend the time with my sons.
I really hope you get / are getting the treatment you need. Godbless you.
I was diagnosed with Hodgkins at 29. That was 21 years ago! I was treated at Stanford which is one of the best in world especially for Hodgkins and they covered all that medicaid didnt.didn't.. through research protocol.. I found a lump in my neck in Sept 2001. The only symptom I had prior to the lump was severe itching! It's the only symptom you can have and still be considered A symptomatic. But I tell everyone.. be aware that severe itching can be symptom of certain cancers! I had 4 son ages 1 to 10 yrs.. it was scary.. my aunt had same cancer I did 20 yrs before I did! So definitely genetic for me. What made it more traumatic for me was that I found out I was expecting again right after I found lump.
My treatment protocol was 8 weeks chemo every week as opposed to every other which was the newest protocol.. less medicine but over a faster time frame. Steroids of course.. and then because my largest mass was a bit over 3 &1/2 by 5 centimeters I had 3 weeks of radiation. My arms were in pain from the chemo because it was a a burning in my veins... and was hard to get dr to give anything as far as pain meds!! My grandmother had to give me vicodin! I had no nausea because the nausea meds worked well the Zofran. After my first chemo a couple days later my lump was super small almost gone in my neck! Steroids definitely made me weird. I was stage 2A. What made this so horrible was having to loose the 5th pregnancy the choices. to this day very emotional for me..
@@micu7005 no it was deep in my skin... I would itch til drawing blood sometimes.. bottom of my feet too.
@@micu7005 it wasn't a food issue it was the cancer causing histamine release in my body... once I started chemo it went away
How was your CDC test in the beginning? I have pain in the neck above the collarbone and there are bunch of lymphnodes around. I start feeling really bad recently with nausea and extreme exaustion....my CDC shows anemia.
Fevers of non specific origins and night sweats are alarming for physicians. Hodgkin's lymphoma is usually diagnosed in younger people under 49 years of age . With Hodgkin's lymphoma, you have a better chance than with non Hodgkin's lymphoma. There are less cancer cells , with Hodgkin's lymphoma you a number of immune cells rushing into cells , a low number of cancer cells in the beginning. Stage 4 within a few months of symptoms is fast .
Warrior.
Thx for sharing. I have saved this to finish watching later today, but you did mention the soaking night sweats. 😓 Did they occur every night for awhile, then stop for awhile, then come back? That's one of my current symptoms, and it's not menopause.
I'm getting a followup chest CT on the 15th for a 5-mm lung nodule noted 1 year ago. My pulmonologist ordered it because of new symptoms of loss of appetite, weight loss, and low-grade fever spikes intermittently throughout most days. Oh, and major fatigue.
Hi Jody, I am a 2 time non-Hodgkin Lymphoma survivor, and had car-T after the second time. Your symptoms sound very similar to what I experienced the 1st time. Don’t assume it’s cancer, but stay aggressive to figure out what is going on so you can get it solved and get on with life.
@@Suffering_Jetfan Thx, Dave. I have PsA, an autoimmune disease, but my Rheumatologist is testing me for lupus. Between that and my lung issues, I have 2 balls in the air at the same time but am lucky to have specialists who are determined to figure out what's going on so I can be treated. My ESR skyrocketed from 12 to 45 but my CRP is normal.
I wish for you continued remission. 🙏
UPDATE: Negative for lupus and lung nodule is smaller. 👍Symptoms are not as frequent.
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fatigue, hives, neuropathy in hands which were symptoms I excused for other reasons. such as neuropathy I thought was from grips in Jiu Jitsu. the lump on my neck near the trap area is what really made me go to the doctor cus it was starting to get hard for me to breathe, which I noticed the most when I was paddling while surfing
Lump on neck that I was not aware until examined. My only known symptom was chest pain after drinking alcohol. It was painful. Stage 2A 1992
my 25 year old son was 24 when he first started getting sick. he had high fevers, fatigue, bad lower back pain, enlarged lymph nodes, rash, sweats. he only showed a suspicion of HL from the biopsy, but his inflammation markers were so high and his liver/spleen was off. They diagnosed him with HLH (Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis). After failed treatments for that (5 months later), I got a second opinion from Cincinnati Children's and he was diagnosed with Stage 4 HL with an HLH response. Any ounce of HL in his body would cause inflammation to attack his organs tremendously. He relapsed after the first treatment round (6 months) for HL. The HLH response brutally attacked his liver, lungs, kidney that he was in the ICU on a ventilator for 2 weeks. Thank God he overcame because of medicine for the inflammation and immunotherapy and a new chemo regimen. It's been 5 months later, HL is in remission. He is now preparing for a bone marrow transplant Nov. 1 to cure the HLH type response.
I imagine being in remission would be similar to be freed from prison. Free to live your life. I mean, I’ve never experienced either. But that’s what’s going through my brain.
Never been to prison but I was a prisoner to myself, and being in remission is the best thing ever
What do you think led to your illnes. .?
I’m glad you’re doing be better and I pray for your health. You said you thought you had Covid… but IF you felt that you did , can I ask why would you go to work thinking you MAY have it? There are people like me, who are sick and Immunocompromised and CANNOT get by someone who has Covid because I could die from getting it! Especially someone who has Cancer!
Truth! 💯%! When l was working, l wouldn't go to work even when l had a cold for fear of getting everyone sick! Forget COVID-19 I would be getting tested and calling out! I wouldn't want to soread COVID-19 at all!
Your name fits your personality
Change your diet - reduce sugar , use almond milk , dairy cheese eliminate , reduce all fried foods and meat . Processed foods : get rid of those from your diet . You wil get better . 👍👍💪
I appreciate these videos (and I wish Josh the very best), and other videos like it, but for us hypochondriacs, it's a freakin' nightmare. The internet is probably the worst thing to happen for people like me. You end up having every cancer known to man, ten times over.
🙏 ❤️ 🙏
Antihistamine helps with toothache pain ..
That the LOVE of the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, May have been the cause of the LOVE that you experienced. Just remember that GOD ALMIGHTY is the truth the life and the way. And that their is no greater love in all of creation. Then GOD ALMIGHTY’S LOVE for you, and that GOD ALMIGHTY’S LOVE for all of Mankind is far greater than any Man could possibly comprehend on their own, also try to comprehend the fact that the 21st century computer age, is so full of evil and deception. That some of the most utilized computer programs of the 21st century will turn out to be some of the most detrimental to all of mankind. And please try to understand that OUR LORD GOD ALMIGHTY greatly loves you. So much more than you can possibly imagine in life.
They are trying to give me Lymphoma now???....LOL.
The pictures of you during treatment look nothing like you. Are they using another person's pictures for content?
Nope, that was all me. Pretty incredible what no hair and 40 pounds of weight loss can do 😅
Glad you are still here with us!
@@leisahammonds4479 thank you very much 🥹
He says in his kneck the taps on his sholder ...aaahhh
What’s the kneck and sholder? Kinda weird thing to point out in 26 minute interview about a cancer survival story.
you are beautiful boy! , you will be ok! I am doctor
Another survival .. Angels are near.
Its horrific to know a 26 yr old could not survive this cancer since the survival rate is high and continues to get better.
Karma. Must be involved
Man that Baltimore accent is thick! Hope you're ok bro.
Doing better than ever and have a son on the way HONNNNN
jabbed
No offense to this guy, but those were ALL TELLTALE signs of Blood cancer.
1. Pronounced lymph nodes on the supraclavical or collarbone
2. Night sweats that include mid range fever for continuous weeks
3. Anemia - yellowing the of the skin and or eyes
4. Anemia - change of body temperatures
5. 4-5 weeks of no changes to issues ongoing
I’m not dismissing his anxiety of not thinking it’s cancer or wanting to know it’s cancer at age 26, but stop saying “there were NO signs”
Short of you bleeding out of your ass or nose or ears where it’s then stage 4, yes you had obvious Lymphoma Symptoms.
Short of you having immense back pain when bending over that doesn’t go away or your neck hurting when you drink alcohol, yes you had obvious signs.
Hey there, I’m the guy from the video. It’s easy to say all those things when you’re knowledgeable about blood cancers. I was never educated on cancer so it wasn’t on my mind that this was a possibility. But, I’m here now and I have son on the way. Ease up a bit, this is a informational video and hopefully inspiring people. Not really a place to play Monday Morning Quarterback.
@@joshuagraves424 great to hear a response from the actual owner of the video. With that said, it’s the language people use, that make others like myself want to leave the field of medicine. We always hold empathy for patients with cases, it happens in our families as well. When people say “there were NO symptoms” that is where I draw the line. The reality is, our minds without clinical trainings, are not stressed to know that it’s not just an infection or a virus if it doesn’t go away.
You need good people in medicine, so we do get better at pre-cancerous results and healing bacterias before they become problematic.
But those people are leaving bc patients don’t respect or give respect for what we know versus what they blame us for later.
Urgent care, is what most ppl go to. Urgent care, my friend, is filled with PA’s & NP’s who are at their lowest of abilities and tolerance to perform medical care. They don’t spot cancers early-stage. & this is why I wanted to respond… stop going to urgent cares bc it’s easy or cheap… your insurance will cover most physician visits… see an actual office.
You have a really odd relationship with your wife/girlfriend.
You thought you had Covid…and then went to work?! Not very considerate to every person you came into contact that day if you had been contagious
Another covid coward.
Some employers will no longer excuse your absence for covid and will you get in trouble really quick absence wise. It's happening where I'm at. They just tell others around them and are somewhat avoided. Nearly everyone I work with has already had it
This is probably one of the craziest comments I’ve seen. Dude I had cancer and that’s what you took from this entire video 😂
@@joshuagraves424 Yes. Weirdo
@@FreeToBe_Me I’m the weirdo? We’re talking about how I didn’t feel well for weeks. Obviously took multiple covid test and they were negative hence why I even did this video. People like you really are kind of the worst human beings. Video is about someone who had cancer and their story and you’re stuck on one sentence where it wasn’t even true. Get a grip man