Hodgkin's Lymphoma Survivor Story: How I Found Out I Had Cancer, Jason (Pt. 1/3) | The Patient Story

Jason was on vacation when he scraped himself on his leg. The healing didn't feel right. As someone who's dealt with asthma his whole life, his breathing was also getting worse. After waking up one night with a swollen face, chest, and arm ("the size of Popeye's"), he went to the emergency room.

Not 24 hours later, he would be diagnosed with stage 2A classical Hodgkin's lymphoma. Here is our video interview series with Jason, who shares everything from getting diagnosed, going through chemotherapy, and navigating quality of life issues.

Video 1: How I Got Diagnosed
Video 2: Going Through Treatment & Side Effects
Video 3: Reflections on Life with Cancer

[dondressel]

My ex father in law was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s in the early 60’s in his early 20’s
Because this was in the early 60’s they gave him 6 months to live
He beat it back then which was pretty much a miracle because there wasn’t much in the way of treatments back then
He was treated with cobalt treatments
I could still see the burns on his neck because of the treatments
He passed away on his 83rd birthday
So stay strong because treatments have gotten much better over the years

[taylorbates]

It took them 2 weeks from the initial hospital admission to diagnose a patient with a 10cm mass in his chest? That seems pretty dang delayed. I recently went through a lymphoma scare. I had almost every result back within two days. Granted I am lucky enough to go to Cleveland clinic, but still.

[janereinhardt]

My dad had that intense itching. What he did was take insanely hot showers, which would stop the itching for an hour or 2. He had non-hodgkins lymphona, diffuse, large, B cell.

[isaelbf]

Men, I also alway thought I was going to get cancer, and Hodgkin lymphoma showed up at 30 .