Chances of Getting Lymphoma – Plus, My Experience

My own sluggish path towards a diagnosis continues. I had an ultrasound yesterday which will apparently have results available within five days (although my clinic's office said 14 days, so who knows?). Judging the size and shape of the one node I did glimpse by craning my neck towards the screen (2.0 x 0.6 cm), it's not exactly great news. On the other hand, it's always possible I'll luck out.

In the meantime, I know that one of the most worrying periods in any person's life is the one in which they're not quite sure (yet) whether they're really sick. In the vast majority of cases, we actually aren't – or at least, not seriously. So, on the assumption that some such nervous readers will eventually find their way here, I thought I'd share some potentially comforting statistics.