Hubby has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma

I am sorry to hear about your husband's cancer. My father was diagnosed with prostate cancer 7 years ago when he was 71 yrs. old. The doctor said he have at least 5 more years to live. He was given medicines he takes religiously. In addition, he was treated by an alternative doctor that costs him a lot of money, but it really helps him a lot. It has an everyday detoxification procedure, enemas of two kinds and some medicines said to be probiotics. But that didn't take long because my father stopped coordinating with that doctor, who turned out , he overcharged my father for those alternative medicines. He just continue some , specially the detoxification. At least , until now he is still alive, sharp minded and still very much mobile. I wish your husband good luck in his treatment. Modern science now could really fight off those cancers. And i know God will help him as he go through it. Just be strong !

Oh gosh, dorannmwin, sorry to hear that about your hubby! Sending healthy vibes out your/his way!! I know several people/friends who were diagnosed with cancer. One of my cousins was diagnosed with testicular cancer in his very early adulthood - but he didn't want to tell anyone so he left it alone for 2 years - can you believe that? He must have been in serious denial or something. Ultimately he had to have some "things" removed - he went through chemo and all that - I know it was draining for him. My ex-boss and his wife both passed away in the past year from cancer . . . my boss had pancreatic cancer which never has a good outcome and I'm still not clear what kind of cancer his wife had. It just scares me because in my last years at work, it was just us 3 - me, boss, and his wife - and 2 of them are gone . . . which makes me think in the back of my mind that we were all exposed to the same things, so I have to wonder - very scary. If I actually had it, of course I would be scared - but I'd probably think about it long and hard and try to be productive about it . . . I'd need to for the sake of my family.

i am very sorry to hear about this, dear. i have known lots of people (not really close to me though) who had had cancer. each time i see them going home coming from a chemotherapy session, it truly scares me. the effect of the process is not always good. many times i wonder what if i have the C, what will i do? i dont think i will be spending too much on medication when i know i will die soon. but if it is on it is early stage, then i will do everything to have me treated.

I'm glad your husband got it checked in the early stage and if the doctor seems confident, i believe he'll be just fine. Keep up your sincere efforts to make things better and chemotherapy, for what i know is pretty strong and to be your husbands support you have to make him feel better about this somehow, specially, by not being scared at his face. Be confident in front of him, like the doctor. I've heard, how you feel about yourself helps healing the disease and vice-versa.

Diagnosed early doran was good enough coz as they said 'early detection is easy to cure'. Be optimistic always and accompanied with prayers it cured successfully. My sister-in-law suffer also a lymphoma but it caught late,in a terminal stage already so she stayed and suffered only for 2mos and passed away.

My dad had cancer of the throat and passed away about 2 years ago. I know it's scary, I was scared at first but then when you love someone you will have to be strong for that person because you have to be there for him. I'm mighty glad you caught it early and being optimistic I guess that your husband has a better chance of having it treated. Dad went through radiation therapy and it killed the cancer cells I mean it shrunk the big mass on his throat but it wasn't the cancer that killed my dad. I guess he was old and other body organs were not functioning well anymore. His kidneys gave away and so did his heart. My dad was 87 when he passed away and I think your husband is way more younger than my dad. There is something that cancer can't kill, it can't kill the strength of the human spirit and it cannot kill love.

My inlaws both were diagnosed with cancer under 6months of each other in '08. They have both gone thru chemo and radiation and MIL went thru surgery as well with hers. The whole idea scares me to bits about my husband and my kids getting a form of it. In particular my hubby who is a smoker and only goes to the Dr when he's quite ill ie no regular physical. Keep us posted on his diagnosis and feel free to vent as there is always someone here to listen.

These things scare the he11 out of me! Even though as you say that you're husband is a bit 'lucky' as this is a treatable one, I still would rather not have any people I know go through this ordeal. I send out prayers to you and your family. As this is yet another test, and I hope that you pull through this.

I am so sorry to hear of your husband's lymphoma, I will be praying for the both of you so that all gets taken care of. My brother in-law was diagnosed with prostate cancer and was told he was in his later stages. Some miracle has take over, along with the surgery and treatments and for the last 9 years he has been cancer free, So lets keep our prayers close so that you husband as told by doctors confidence will be fine. Do take care of you as this has to be really hard for you to deal with.