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Cheryl2jas
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 10:49 am    Post subject: Hi I am Cheryl Reply with quote
I am new to this site and we are now awaiting results from my mother-in-law's biopsy. She has been sick for many months. Her PCP was saying that she just had allergies, then she developed a lump on her parotid gland. She got so sick that she ended up in the hospital they gave her a picc line and said that it was an unknown staph infection. They gave her IV antibiotics that cleared up the staph infection, but did nothing for the lump, it just keeps getting worse. The doctors did a biopsy, they said it is just an infection, so they gave her more antibiotics...it didn't work it just made her sicker. They did daily blood work on her and her white cells are very elevated, so then they took her off the antibiotics. Still her white blood cell count was elevated. She was getting worse and worse, so we insisted that she see another doctor thru Pittsburgh(UPMC). They have done another biopsy and we are awaiting the results. The doctors have said they believe one thing that is happening is that she has Autoimmune problems. I have researched this and I am not sure what to think. A lot of things come back lymphoma or sjergen's syndrome. Has anyone ever gone thru this that could give me some sort of advice. I would like to be prepared for anything at this point.
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 4:47 pm    Post subject: Re: Hi I am Cheryl Reply with quote
Sorry to hear that Cheryl.

I just wanted to welcome you to the forum.

I wish your mother-in-law the best and hopefully everything goes well.

Keep us updated on the situation. Wink
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 6:16 pm    Post subject: Re: Hi I am Cheryl Reply with quote
Cheryl2jas,

I'm sorry to hear about your Mother-in-law, But I am very happy you have found this iste.

Welcome, feel free to post a little story of yours in the proper thread....
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 7:10 pm    Post subject: Re: Hi I am Cheryl Reply with quote
Hi Cheryl2jas,

Welcome to the CF. I am sorry about your Mother-in-law's cancer. I hope you find the forum to be helpful.

I encourage you to start your own topic in the Lymphoma Forum below.

My thoughts and prayers are with you.
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