Hello doctor,I had a physical test, and blood works done about six weeks ago. I told my doctor, I had a lump, or mass, under my right armpit. He checked it out, and then sent me for an ultrascan, and a needle biopsy. A week later the doctor, called and said it was follicular lymphoma which is a type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and is treatable. I am going, to have a PET, and CT scan in two more days. The oncologist examined me and said there is no swelling, in the neck, and spleen. Please tell whether this kind of lymphoma is treatable because I am scared of death.
Hello. Do you have lymph nodes only in axilla? If it is only in the axilla, it is treatable. This is stage one. In this stage, either chemotherapy or radiation therapy will be given. Need not worry too much. Did they say what type of Hodgkin's B-cell or T-cell? If possible send the needle biopsy report. They will do all blood test like a blood smear test, and CBC (complete blood count). Usually, a team of doctors like a medical oncologist, hematologist, a doctor who treats lymphoma with chemotherapy, immunotherapist, etc., handle this. Targeted therapy from this one of the treatment method they do. I gave full details reading this and so do not get panic.