So what the hell with this cancer?!?

My dad has lung cancer, but they can’t find a source…no tumors or anything. The only symptom is his left lung filling with fluid, and the fluid has malignant cells.

He was just confirmed with leukemia as well, but it’s an ultra rare kind that is generally only seen in people who have had long term exposure to radiation. And again, there’s no symptoms outside of some malignant cells in his blood along with some immature white blood cells.

The doctors are baffled by it, and considering he’s being seen at arguably the best hospital west of the Mississippi, that’s saying something.

What the actual hell 😭

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Neoerectus · M

Did they check his brain? A former neighbor's first symptoms (of lung cancer) led to brain scan.... first cancer found there. They then checked lungs. Apparently, it often goes to brain, although I think is a secondary thing.

Zaphod42 · 46-50, M

@Neoerectus They’ve done a full body CAT scan, MRI and PET scan. He’s clean as far they can see. I just brought him to radiology for more tests though.

Neoerectus · M

@Zaphod42 Wouldn't it be grand if this is his body more or less beating back infection?

Zaphod42 · 46-50, M

@Neoerectus I seriously hope that’s the case. I’d love for him to be one of those “10 years ago he was given 12 months to live, and he’s still with us” stories