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CaliforniaPeggy

(156,288 posts)
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:15 PM Jan 14

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 Jan 14 OP
YAY FOR OUR SIDE!!!!! PCIntern Jan 14 #1
Oh, wow! What great news! I am so happy for you! Scrivener7 Jan 14 #2
That is great news LetMyPeopleVote Jan 14 #3
Such great news!!! Nittersing Jan 14 #4
Congrats Peggy canetoad Jan 14 #5
Yay for YOU onethatcares Jan 14 #6
Good news indeed. applegrove Jan 14 #7
Wonderful news 😀 MustLoveBeagles Jan 14 #8
That is fantastic! Breathe refreshing relief 🩵 Clouds Passing Jan 14 #9
Congratulations. mr715 Jan 14 #10
Good news! leftstreet Jan 14 #11
... BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 14 #12
So thankful! mahina Jan 14 #13
Doing a happy dance here for your great news! 3catwoman3 Jan 14 #14
Oh Peggy, I'm so happy for you! nolabear Jan 14 #15
Yay!! Horse with no Name Jan 14 #16
CONGRATULATIONS! This is a cause for celebration! Maru Kitteh Jan 14 #17
Congratulations!!!🥰🥰🥰 MerryBlooms Jan 14 #18
Great news! Tommy Carcetti Jan 14 #19
What a relief! Dear_Prudence Jan 14 #20
Great news, Peggy! brer cat Jan 14 #21
I'm so elated for you and yours! MerryBlooms Jan 14 #22
Excellent news and what a load off your mind! Disaffected Jan 14 #23
Very good to hear!! Dave says Jan 14 #24
This is great news! murielm99 Jan 14 #25
Good joanbarnes Jan 14 #26
Woohoo Fantastic news CAPeggy!! awesomerwb1 Jan 14 #27
That is awesome news CP angrychair Jan 14 #28
Our Dear California Peggy Kid Berwyn Jan 14 #29
Celebration Time!!! IA8IT Jan 14 #30
Fantastic!!! littlemissmartypants Jan 14 #31
Fantastic to see that! Moostache Jan 14 #32
Wonderful news! StarryNite Jan 14 #33
Great news, Miss Peggy! Nothing can top this one today 😍 Deuxcents Jan 14 #34
Thanks! We ALL neede some good news! 70sEraVet Jan 14 #35
Great news! orangecrush Jan 14 #36
Awesome news! radical noodle Jan 14 #37
Whew!! Big relief!! I'm 5 years in remission... RiverStone Jan 14 #38
That is great news, Peggy! sheshe2 Jan 14 #39
Such great news! MizLibby Jan 14 #40
Fantastic! SergeStorms Jan 14 #41
So happy for you, good news, congrats! 🫂 appalachiablue Jan 14 #42
Oh, dear Peggy, thank you for sharing this wonderful news! Tanuki Jan 14 #43
THIS malaise Jan 14 #45
NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY. malaise Jan 14 #44
Oh, CaliforniaPeggy Grim Chieftain Jan 14 #46
YAY !!!! DarthDem Jan 14 #47
YAHOO!!!!! MIButterfly Jan 14 #48
Fantastic news! karin_sj Jan 14 #49
GO, YOU! 👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 ColoringFool Jan 14 #50
Yippee! So happy for you. surfered Jan 14 #51
Great news! irisblue Jan 14 #52
O Peggy! I am so happy, for you, your family and all of us Easterncedar Jan 14 #53
Great news! Thanks so much for the update. livetohike Jan 14 #54
We can use some good news around here. Turbineguy Jan 14 #55
YESSSSSS! LuckyCharms Jan 14 #56
Good. Very good. Solly Mack Jan 14 #57
Waiting for that phone call is so unnerving PlanetBev Jan 14 #58
So Rebl2 Jan 14 #59
Tenacious, you are. Congrats. Ellipsis Jan 14 #60
That's great news! MuirHero Jan 14 #61
Such great news dear Peggy. FalloutShelter Jan 14 #62
Hip, Hip Hooray Peg. So glad for you. Fla Dem Jan 14 #63
YAY!!!!!!! SheltieLover Jan 14 #64
Marvelous news. 💜 GentryDixon Jan 14 #65
I am so happy for you! cate94 Jan 14 #66
Yay CaliforniaPeggy JMCKUSICK Jan 14 #67
Joyful news! quaint Jan 14 #68
So glad to hear this BumRushDaShow Jan 14 #69
YAY PEGGY!!!! choie Jan 14 #70
So happy for you CP! That is fantastic! liberalla Jan 14 #71
ok that is a sign 2026 will be better than the shit year of 2025 Kali Jan 14 #72
Great News CaliforniaPeggy spanone Jan 14 #73
That is quite a ride you got Old Crank Jan 14 #74
I'm so happy for you!! bluestarone Jan 14 #75
Woohooi!!! Chicagogrl1 Jan 14 #76
So glad to read this! yardwork Jan 14 #77
Way to go, Peggy. So happy for you. Biophilic Jan 14 #78
Phew! boonecreek Jan 14 #79
Love and good vibes always kind lady. ALBliberal Jan 14 #80
That is wonderful news! pandr32 Jan 14 #81
Nothing malignant could survive in you for too long, Peggy. malthaussen Jan 14 #82
Congratulations! Picaro Jan 14 #83
Congratulations! RobinA Jan 14 #84
That made my day! Fantastic!!! bsiebs Jan 14 #85
That's wonderful news, Peggy. virgdem Jan 14 #86
You must be walking on air BaronChocula Jan 14 #87
That's great news! CousinIT Jan 14 #88
🥰 🙏🏻 ♥️ 🙏🏻 🥰 a kennedy Jan 14 #89
We love you, Peggy. n/t Mister Ed Jan 14 #90
Great news! gademocrat7 Jan 14 #91
Great news. Buddyzbuddy Jan 14 #92
See? You pulled through. and we were pulling, too! marble falls Jan 14 #93
I am so, so happy for you! colorado_ufo Jan 14 #94
Doing the happy dance here!! HeartsCanHope Jan 14 #95
Woot! Woot! Woot! Bayard Jan 14 #96
Wonderful news!!! Beacool Jan 14 #97
Great news for you and all your admirers on DU! NNadir Jan 14 #98
Congrats, Peggy peggysue2 Jan 14 #99
❤️ Love this post, so happy for you! nt cliffside Jan 14 #100
Go buy $1 billion winner lotto ticket tavernier Jan 14 #101
Great news my dear CA Peggy! Best wishes,ED Evolve Dammit Jan 14 #102
Wonderful, wonderful news!! Tadpole Raisin Jan 14 #103
Haloo! Hallo! Oh, Frabjous joy! bluescribbler Jan 14 #104
Huzza!!!!!!!! Wild blueberry Jan 14 #105
Great news! Permanut Jan 14 #106
Excellent news indeed! Good for you!! Scalded Nun Jan 14 #107
Oh thank God, Peggy! hedda_foil Jan 14 #108
Tearfully happy for you buzzycrumbhunger Jan 14 #109
YAY!! Celebrating! TygrBright Jan 14 #110
That is good news! BlueKota Jan 14 #111
Good news! Mz Pip Jan 14 #112
So happy to hear that! TBF Jan 14 #113
I could not love this news more! swimboy Jan 14 #114
...... marmar Jan 14 #115
YES! mokeyz Jan 14 #116
That's great, Peggy. Sparkly Jan 14 #117
Thanks wonderful news, Peggy! FemDemERA Jan 14 #118
nice! bigtree Jan 14 #119
I am so glad. I say we party like it's 1999. LoisB Jan 14 #120
Woohoo....I could use more good news every day! BigmanPigman Jan 14 #121
That is great news MaineNative Jan 14 #122
Wonderful news my dear Peggy!!! Celerity Jan 14 #123
Wonderful ! kimbutgar Jan 14 #124
Congrats, Peggy! DET Jan 14 #125
My dear CaliforniaPeggy: Wonderful news! JHB Jan 14 #126
Great News for you Peggy! OAITW r.2.0 Jan 14 #127
Good news is always welcome. Best to you. riversedge Jan 14 #128
Awesome CP popsdenver Jan 14 #129
Fantastic! IndyPepper Jan 14 #130
What a shining ray in the middle of all the darkness question everything Jan 14 #131
Great News! Nice to have some! nt Gore1FL Jan 14 #132
All the best Peggy jfz9580m Jan 14 #133
ding x 1000 AllaN01Bear Jan 14 #134
Wonderful news, Peggy. Miles Archer Jan 14 #135
Oh, thank heavens for this enormously encouraging news! KitFox Jan 14 #136
Great News montanacowboy Jan 14 #137
Great news we love our CaliforniaPeggy! TexLaProgressive Jan 14 #138
Here's a good news hug..... democrank Jan 14 #139
Wonderful news! spooky3 Jan 14 #140
Great news!!! highplainsdem Jan 14 #141
What a relief. badhair77 Jan 14 #142
Sounds really good Tracyjo Jan 14 #143
So glad for you, Peggy! stage left Jan 14 #144
What a relief! snacker Jan 14 #145
Best news ever CP mountain grammy Jan 14 #146
Hallelujah, Peggy! I'm thrilled with your good news. summer_in_TX Jan 14 #147
fantastic! oldtime dfl_er Jan 15 #148
Awesome! stillspkg Jan 15 #149
Woo hoo!!! C Moon Jan 15 #150
Congratulations!!! Awesome news! nt woodsprite Jan 15 #151
Congratulations markodochartaigh Jan 15 #152
That is fantastic news. Congratulations ! CentralMass Jan 15 #153
Outstanding news! benfranklin1776 Jan 15 #154
That's excellent news! Chellee Jan 15 #155
Yay CaliforniaPeggy! Yay! planetc Jan 15 #156
Amazing news! evolves Jan 15 #157
Good news! Very glad to hear. calimary Jan 15 #158
Great news! Jersey Devil Jan 15 #159
Wonderful news!!! Mad_Dem_X Jan 15 #160
What a relief! ReRe Jan 15 #161
Absolutely wonderful news! GoneOffShore Jan 15 #162
Excellent news! herding cats Jan 15 #163
Yay! Lulu KC Jan 15 #164
That is great news! What a relief! JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 15 #165
So happy to hear this, Peggy. hamsterjill Jan 15 #166
So glad to hear this, Peggy! blogslug Jan 15 #167
Congratulations on the good news, CaliforniaPeggy! Hiawatha Pete Jan 15 #168

mr715

(3,165 posts)
10. Congratulations.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:21 PM
Jan 14

There is nothing better than when anxiety lifts.

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

Maru Kitteh

(31,386 posts)
17. CONGRATULATIONS! This is a cause for celebration!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:25 PM
Jan 14

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

Dear_Prudence

(1,107 posts)
20. What a relief!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:32 PM
Jan 14

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

(12,176 posts)
22. I'm so elated for you and yours!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:33 PM
Jan 14

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

(6,249 posts)
23. Excellent news and what a load off your mind!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:33 PM
Jan 14

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

angrychair

(11,869 posts)
28. That is awesome news CP
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:37 PM
Jan 14

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

Moostache

(11,094 posts)
32. Fantastic to see that!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:38 PM
Jan 14

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

(7,278 posts)
38. Whew!! Big relief!! I'm 5 years in remission...
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:44 PM
Jan 14

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

(394 posts)
40. Such great news!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:47 PM
Jan 14

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

Tanuki

(16,350 posts)
43. Oh, dear Peggy, thank you for sharing this wonderful news!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:51 PM
Jan 14

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

(1,405 posts)
46. Oh, CaliforniaPeggy
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:55 PM
Jan 14

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

DarthDem

(5,448 posts)
47. YAY !!!!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:56 PM
Jan 14

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

MIButterfly

(2,299 posts)
48. YAHOO!!!!!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 05:02 PM
Jan 14

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

(4,401 posts)
58. Waiting for that phone call is so unnerving
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 05:10 PM
Jan 14

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

(167,001 posts)
69. So glad to hear this
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 05:20 PM
Jan 14

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

(10,911 posts)
71. So happy for you CP! That is fantastic!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 05:21 PM
Jan 14

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

Old Crank

(6,757 posts)
74. That is quite a ride you got
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 05:34 PM
Jan 14

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

malthaussen

(18,476 posts)
82. Nothing malignant could survive in you for too long, Peggy.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 05:58 PM
Jan 14

You're too nice.

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

-- Mal

a kennedy

(35,538 posts)
89. 🥰 🙏🏻 ♥️ 🙏🏻 🥰
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 06:15 PM
Jan 14

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

buzzycrumbhunger

(1,729 posts)
109. Tearfully happy for you
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 07:22 PM
Jan 14

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

(21,317 posts)
110. YAY!! Celebrating!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 07:34 PM
Jan 14


Dance to the music!

Thanks for sharing the great news, Cali Peggy!

happily,
Bright

DET

(2,404 posts)
125. Congrats, Peggy!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 09:10 PM
Jan 14

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

popsdenver

(1,847 posts)
129. Awesome CP
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 09:21 PM
Jan 14

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

KitFox

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

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. 🧡

hamsterjill

(17,167 posts)
166. So happy to hear this, Peggy.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 03:17 PM
Jan 15

I know this has been a rough patch for you, and I'm glad there is good news!!! You go, girl!!!!

Hiawatha Pete

(2,076 posts)
168. Congratulations on the good news, CaliforniaPeggy!
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 04:32 PM
Jan 15

I'm so glad to hear this.

Thanks for the update & all the best to you & your family.

Pete

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