[spacewarp]

Yes, it can be. But, as I’m here and breathing and cancer-free, I can say, it is treatable.

I was diagnosed with Non-Hodgekins Lymphoma in 1986. I was finally released from the hospital in 1987 after 14 months of treatment.

I’ve not had any recurrances.

Paul

[Mia T]

It sounds like you didn’t have the indolent form. The more aggressive form can be cured.

The indolent form can be cured only if it is caught early enough. But that is almost always not the case, as there are usually no symptoms until the disease is stage IV.

[McGavin999]

I'm very happy for you Paul, but that is not always the case. I have seen it in it's other form, where the treatment send someone into remission and you are exhilarated, and then it comes back and treatment must change, and then again, and again, until the very ugly and vicious end.

It is not the same for everyone, and I pray that Fred's outcome is like yours, I'm just telling people, don't be lulled into thinking this disease is always manageable. I rode that coaster all the way to it's ugly conclusion.