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CaliforniaPeggy

(156,172 posts)
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:15 PM 20 hrs ago

Results from my recent lymph node biopsy:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220893845

And there were new findings: 3 lymph nodes outside my right lung had shown up. Two were considered suspicious for nodal metastases. The third one is larger and may be amenable to ultrasound tissue sampling if clinically indicated.


A few minutes ago, I finally got the results of the biopsy: NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY.

I was so sure the report would tell me that I had yet another malignant spot inside me.....But NO!

I am in the clear. Finally something has gone the way I wanted.

Thank you all for standing by me during this tumultuous time. I love my friends!
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Results from my recent lymph node biopsy: (Original Post) CaliforniaPeggy 20 hrs ago OP
YAY FOR OUR SIDE!!!!! PCIntern 20 hrs ago #1
Oh, wow! What great news! I am so happy for you! Scrivener7 20 hrs ago #2
That is great news LetMyPeopleVote 20 hrs ago #3
Such great news!!! Nittersing 20 hrs ago #4
Congrats Peggy canetoad 20 hrs ago #5
Yay for YOU onethatcares 20 hrs ago #6
Good news indeed. applegrove 20 hrs ago #7
Wonderful news 😀 MustLoveBeagles 20 hrs ago #8
That is fantastic! Breathe refreshing relief 🩵 Clouds Passing 20 hrs ago #9
Congratulations. mr715 20 hrs ago #10
Good news! leftstreet 20 hrs ago #11
... BlueWaveNeverEnd 20 hrs ago #12
So thankful! mahina 20 hrs ago #13
Doing a happy dance here for your great news! 3catwoman3 20 hrs ago #14
Oh Peggy, I'm so happy for you! nolabear 20 hrs ago #15
Yay!! Horse with no Name 20 hrs ago #16
CONGRATULATIONS! This is a cause for celebration! Maru Kitteh 20 hrs ago #17
Congratulations!!!🥰🥰🥰 MerryBlooms 20 hrs ago #18
Great news! Tommy Carcetti 20 hrs ago #19
What a relief! Dear_Prudence 20 hrs ago #20
Great news, Peggy! brer cat 20 hrs ago #21
I'm so elated for you and yours! MerryBlooms 20 hrs ago #22
Excellent news and what a load off your mind! Disaffected 20 hrs ago #23
Very good to hear!! Dave says 20 hrs ago #24
This is great news! murielm99 20 hrs ago #25
Good joanbarnes 20 hrs ago #26
Woohoo Fantastic news CAPeggy!! awesomerwb1 20 hrs ago #27
That is awesome news CP angrychair 20 hrs ago #28
Our Dear California Peggy Kid Berwyn 20 hrs ago #29
Celebration Time!!! IA8IT 20 hrs ago #30
Fantastic!!! littlemissmartypants 20 hrs ago #31
Fantastic to see that! Moostache 20 hrs ago #32
Wonderful news! StarryNite 20 hrs ago #33
Great news, Miss Peggy! Nothing can top this one today 😍 Deuxcents 20 hrs ago #34
Thanks! We ALL neede some good news! 70sEraVet 20 hrs ago #35
Great news! orangecrush 20 hrs ago #36
Awesome news! radical noodle 20 hrs ago #37
Whew!! Big relief!! I'm 5 years in remission... RiverStone 20 hrs ago #38
That is great news, Peggy! sheshe2 20 hrs ago #39
Such great news! MizLibby 20 hrs ago #40
Fantastic! SergeStorms 20 hrs ago #41
So happy for you, good news, congrats! 🫂 appalachiablue 20 hrs ago #42
Oh, dear Peggy, thank you for sharing this wonderful news! Tanuki 20 hrs ago #43
THIS malaise 20 hrs ago #45
NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY. malaise 20 hrs ago #44
Oh, CaliforniaPeggy Grim Chieftain 20 hrs ago #46
YAY !!!! DarthDem 20 hrs ago #47
YAHOO!!!!! MIButterfly 20 hrs ago #48
Fantastic news! karin_sj 20 hrs ago #49
GO, YOU! 👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 ColoringFool 20 hrs ago #50
Yippee! So happy for you. surfered 20 hrs ago #51
Great news! irisblue 20 hrs ago #52
O Peggy! I am so happy, for you, your family and all of us Easterncedar 20 hrs ago #53
Great news! Thanks so much for the update. livetohike 20 hrs ago #54
We can use some good news around here. Turbineguy 20 hrs ago #55
YESSSSSS! LuckyCharms 20 hrs ago #56
Good. Very good. Solly Mack 20 hrs ago #57
Waiting for that phone call is so unnerving PlanetBev 20 hrs ago #58
So Rebl2 19 hrs ago #59
Tenacious, you are. Congrats. Ellipsis 19 hrs ago #60
That's great news! MuirHero 19 hrs ago #61
Such great news dear Peggy. FalloutShelter 19 hrs ago #62
Hip, Hip Hooray Peg. So glad for you. Fla Dem 19 hrs ago #63
YAY!!!!!!! SheltieLover 19 hrs ago #64
Marvelous news. 💜 GentryDixon 19 hrs ago #65
I am so happy for you! cate94 19 hrs ago #66
Yay CaliforniaPeggy JMCKUSICK 19 hrs ago #67
Joyful news! quaint 19 hrs ago #68
So glad to hear this BumRushDaShow 19 hrs ago #69
YAY PEGGY!!!! choie 19 hrs ago #70
So happy for you CP! That is fantastic! liberalla 19 hrs ago #71
ok that is a sign 2026 will be better than the shit year of 2025 Kali 19 hrs ago #72
Great News CaliforniaPeggy spanone 19 hrs ago #73
That is quite a ride you got Old Crank 19 hrs ago #74
I'm so happy for you!! bluestarone 19 hrs ago #75
Woohooi!!! Chicagogrl1 19 hrs ago #76
So glad to read this! yardwork 19 hrs ago #77
Way to go, Peggy. So happy for you. Biophilic 19 hrs ago #78
Phew! boonecreek 19 hrs ago #79
Love and good vibes always kind lady. ALBliberal 19 hrs ago #80
That is wonderful news! pandr32 19 hrs ago #81
Nothing malignant could survive in you for too long, Peggy. malthaussen 19 hrs ago #82
Congratulations! Picaro 19 hrs ago #83
Congratulations! RobinA 19 hrs ago #84
That made my day! Fantastic!!! bsiebs 19 hrs ago #85
That's wonderful news, Peggy. virgdem 19 hrs ago #86
You must be walking on air BaronChocula 19 hrs ago #87
That's great news! CousinIT 18 hrs ago #88
🥰 🙏🏻 ♥️ 🙏🏻 🥰 a kennedy 18 hrs ago #89
We love you, Peggy. n/t Mister Ed 18 hrs ago #90
Great news! gademocrat7 18 hrs ago #91
Great news. Buddyzbuddy 18 hrs ago #92
See? You pulled through. and we were pulling, too! marble falls 18 hrs ago #93
I am so, so happy for you! colorado_ufo 18 hrs ago #94
Doing the happy dance here!! HeartsCanHope 18 hrs ago #95
Woot! Woot! Woot! Bayard 18 hrs ago #96
Wonderful news!!! Beacool 18 hrs ago #97
Great news for you and all your admirers on DU! NNadir 18 hrs ago #98
Congrats, Peggy peggysue2 18 hrs ago #99
❤️ Love this post, so happy for you! nt cliffside 18 hrs ago #100
Go buy $1 billion winner lotto ticket tavernier 18 hrs ago #101
Great news my dear CA Peggy! Best wishes,ED Evolve Dammit 18 hrs ago #102
Wonderful, wonderful news!! Tadpole Raisin 18 hrs ago #103
Haloo! Hallo! Oh, Frabjous joy! bluescribbler 18 hrs ago #104
Huzza!!!!!!!! Wild blueberry 18 hrs ago #105
Great news! Permanut 18 hrs ago #106
Excellent news indeed! Good for you!! Scalded Nun 17 hrs ago #107
Oh thank God, Peggy! hedda_foil 17 hrs ago #108
Tearfully happy for you buzzycrumbhunger 17 hrs ago #109
YAY!! Celebrating! TygrBright 17 hrs ago #110
That is good news! BlueKota 17 hrs ago #111
Good news! Mz Pip 17 hrs ago #112
So happy to hear that! TBF 17 hrs ago #113
I could not love this news more! swimboy 17 hrs ago #114
...... marmar 17 hrs ago #115
YES! mokeyz 17 hrs ago #116
That's great, Peggy. Sparkly 17 hrs ago #117
Thanks wonderful news, Peggy! FemDemERA 16 hrs ago #118
nice! bigtree 16 hrs ago #119
I am so glad. I say we party like it's 1999. LoisB 16 hrs ago #120
Woohoo....I could use more good news every day! BigmanPigman 16 hrs ago #121
That is great news MaineNative 16 hrs ago #122
Wonderful news my dear Peggy!!! Celerity 16 hrs ago #123
Wonderful ! kimbutgar 16 hrs ago #124
Congrats, Peggy! DET 16 hrs ago #125
My dear CaliforniaPeggy: Wonderful news! JHB 15 hrs ago #126
Great News for you Peggy! OAITW r.2.0 15 hrs ago #127
Good news is always welcome. Best to you. riversedge 15 hrs ago #128
Awesome CP popsdenver 15 hrs ago #129
Fantastic! IndyPepper 15 hrs ago #130
What a shining ray in the middle of all the darkness question everything 15 hrs ago #131
Great News! Nice to have some! nt Gore1FL 15 hrs ago #132
All the best Peggy jfz9580m 15 hrs ago #133
ding x 1000 AllaN01Bear 15 hrs ago #134
Wonderful news, Peggy. Miles Archer 15 hrs ago #135
Oh, thank heavens for this enormously encouraging news! KitFox 15 hrs ago #136
Great News montanacowboy 15 hrs ago #137
Great news we love our CaliforniaPeggy! TexLaProgressive 15 hrs ago #138
Here's a good news hug..... democrank 15 hrs ago #139
Wonderful news! spooky3 15 hrs ago #140
Great news!!! highplainsdem 14 hrs ago #141
What a relief. badhair77 14 hrs ago #142
Sounds really good Tracyjo 14 hrs ago #143
So glad for you, Peggy! stage left 14 hrs ago #144
What a relief! snacker 14 hrs ago #145
Best news ever CP mountain grammy 14 hrs ago #146
Hallelujah, Peggy! I'm thrilled with your good news. summer_in_TX 14 hrs ago #147
fantastic! oldtime dfl_er 13 hrs ago #148
Awesome! stillspkg 12 hrs ago #149
Woo hoo!!! C Moon 12 hrs ago #150
Congratulations!!! Awesome news! nt woodsprite 12 hrs ago #151
Congratulations markodochartaigh 12 hrs ago #152
That is fantastic news. Congratulations ! CentralMass 12 hrs ago #153
Outstanding news! benfranklin1776 10 hrs ago #154
That's excellent news! Chellee 9 hrs ago #155
Yay CaliforniaPeggy! Yay! planetc 3 hrs ago #156
Amazing news! evolves 2 hrs ago #157
Good news! Very glad to hear. calimary 2 hrs ago #158
Great news! Jersey Devil 2 hrs ago #159
Wonderful news!!! Mad_Dem_X 1 hr ago #160
What a relief! ReRe 1 hr ago #161

mr715

(2,804 posts)
10. Congratulations.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:21 PM
20 hrs ago

There is nothing better than when anxiety lifts.

Treat yourself to something nice. Special meal and get yourself a gift.

Maru Kitteh

(31,290 posts)
17. CONGRATULATIONS! This is a cause for celebration!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:25 PM
20 hrs ago

In a time of darkness, this is just the best of news.

Dear_Prudence

(1,055 posts)
20. What a relief!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:32 PM
20 hrs ago

I am so glad you got this good news, CaliforniaPeggy. I had an ultrasound this morning, same result. Seeing that "no cancer" box checked off after a test was like letting the steam out of a pressure cooker. ♨️ Hope you take some time to recuperate from the stress. 😌

MerryBlooms

(12,163 posts)
22. I'm so elated for you and yours!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:33 PM
20 hrs ago

My husband couldn't catch a break. Diagnosed with ocular melanoma in November of 2000, and I lost him to cancer in January of 2002.
I'm always Super excited about good news!!
I am honored to celebrate this victory with you and millions of others, in that Good News, club.❤️❤️❤️

Disaffected

(6,183 posts)
23. Excellent news and what a load off your mind!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:33 PM
20 hrs ago

I know, I've been through cancer biopsies and the waiting for results can be excruciating. My siblings as well.

angrychair

(11,735 posts)
28. That is awesome news CP
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:37 PM
20 hrs ago

So glad to hear the tests were negative. Happy to hear some good news in an otherwise break time.

Moostache

(11,009 posts)
32. Fantastic to see that!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:38 PM
20 hrs ago

I know its a welcome bit of good news for you too!

I hope your remission/cancer-free diagnoses continue for many years to come. I am celebrating my own victory over Renal Cell Carcinoma - 15 years cancer-free - as of July 7th, may your news remain positive and your healing a full-time role!

RiverStone

(7,275 posts)
38. Whew!! Big relief!! I'm 5 years in remission...
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:44 PM
20 hrs ago

Hi CaliforniaPeggy,

Tons of empathy here as I'm 5 years in remission for non hodgkin's lymphoma.

Very thankfully your results are negative for anything scary in the lymph nodes they biopsied

Wishing you continued in the clear!!

MizLibby

(390 posts)
40. Such great news!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:47 PM
20 hrs ago

Thanks for sharing, We all can use positive news, and you cant get much better than this. Congrats!!

Tanuki

(16,312 posts)
43. Oh, dear Peggy, thank you for sharing this wonderful news!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:51 PM
20 hrs ago

You have lifted everyone's spirits... you are such a beloved part of DU! I feel so grateful and relieved on your behalf!
🥰

Grim Chieftain

(1,280 posts)
46. Oh, CaliforniaPeggy
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:55 PM
20 hrs ago

I am so happy for this wonderful news! Please do something special for yourself, dear lady. You deserve it.

DarthDem

(5,443 posts)
47. YAY !!!!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:56 PM
20 hrs ago

I am so glad to hear this!!! Wonderful, wonderful news. Please have a nice, relaxing time celebrating this.

MIButterfly

(2,155 posts)
48. YAHOO!!!!!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 05:02 PM
20 hrs ago

Oh my dear CaliforniaPeggy, this is wonderful news! I'm so happy for you! I am so relieved, as I know you must be.

Thank you for sharing your results with us. What a great day.

Much love,
MIButterfly



PlanetBev

(4,398 posts)
58. Waiting for that phone call is so unnerving
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 05:10 PM
20 hrs ago

But boy, when you hear negative, what a joy! I’m so happy for you, Peggy!

Greetings from your fellow Californian in Thousand Oaks.

BumRushDaShow

(166,072 posts)
69. So glad to hear this
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 05:20 PM
19 hrs ago

You have been by the side of so many people in need, whether "in person" or "virtual", and you certainly deserve the same care and attention!

liberalla

(10,832 posts)
71. So happy for you CP! That is fantastic!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 05:21 PM
19 hrs ago

Are there any more appts or follow ups scheduled soon, or can you enjoy a break for a bit?

Old Crank

(6,686 posts)
74. That is quite a ride you got
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 05:34 PM
19 hrs ago

Glad you came up negative.
Best wishes for your hubby also. It isn't easy for spouses to deal with this either.

malthaussen

(18,426 posts)
82. Nothing malignant could survive in you for too long, Peggy.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 05:58 PM
19 hrs ago

You're too nice.

Happy about the results. You're a tough old bird.

-- Mal

a kennedy

(35,357 posts)
89. 🥰 🙏🏻 ♥️ 🙏🏻 🥰
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 06:15 PM
18 hrs ago

Finally some good news eh?? So happy for you CaliforniaPeggy. ♥️ 🥰 ♥️

buzzycrumbhunger

(1,670 posts)
109. Tearfully happy for you
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 07:22 PM
17 hrs ago

I have a friend in Cali who’s been fighting for almost two years. She’s such a gentle, loving person and it’s been horrendous watching her fight with such hopefulness. Eight organ removals later, she’s just back in the hospital again.

Your post hit me really hard after feeling so helpless for her for so long. I’m so glad to hear *good* cancer news from anyone! Yay you!

TygrBright

(21,303 posts)
110. YAY!! Celebrating!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 07:34 PM
17 hrs ago


Dance to the music!

Thanks for sharing the great news, Cali Peggy!

happily,
Bright

DET

(2,376 posts)
125. Congrats, Peggy!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 09:10 PM
16 hrs ago

The waiting is hell, but it’s such a relief when the tests come back negative.

popsdenver

(1,618 posts)
129. Awesome CP
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 09:21 PM
15 hrs ago

This list of comments should number in the thousands for you........finally some good news.....we all need that bit of light....

KitFox

(509 posts)
136. Oh, thank heavens for this enormously encouraging news!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 09:40 PM
15 hrs ago

It makes me so happy thinking of the relief you were able to feel when you received this report. I just know you can conquer the rest of this mountain. Take special care dear heart. 🧡

badhair77

(5,084 posts)
142. What a relief.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 10:45 PM
14 hrs ago

We need this good news now. Thanks for the update. Please enjoy your evening.

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