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Patient TestimonialsTriumphing over Brain Cancer
After three hours of tests, I was told I had a brain tumor. It was difficult to believe what I was hearing. I hadn’t missed a day of work, I’d attended all the social activities we’d planned, and on the weekends, I’d been building a deck addition and outdoor shower. When I met with the neurosurgeon the next day, he told me to go home and start on my anti-seizure and steroid medications. One week later, on June 15, he would perform the surgery to remove the tumor. The Autologous Stem Cell Transplant (ASCT) Experience
I was devastated, but if I could beat the cancer five years ago, I was determined that I could do it again. After all, I had so many reasons to hope for a successful conclusion...my magnificent wife, three wonderful sons and daughters-in-law, seven grandchildren, and a new great-grandchild... What Some of Our Other Patients Have to Say...
~Robert Levesque, prostate cancer patient, speaking about the nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy he underwent at Lahey Clinic.
~Lori Martin, patient of Lahey Clinic's Breast Center, speaking of her experience with reconstructive surgery on her breast following cancer. “When he told us it was cancer…there is this shock that you get. You don't know what do with news like that. But he was so positive that it would be OK. I was very lucky. I didn't need chemo; I didn't need radiation. [Now], I feel fine. If it weren't for the scars, I wouldn't know anything happened.” ~Karin Vanderspek, liver cancer patient, speaking of the surgery she underwent at Lahey to remove a large cancerous tumor. |
"My story begins on June 8, 2004, when my wife took me to Lahey’s Emergency Room. I had been experiencing mild headaches, which I attributed to stress, and taking an aspirin every now and then seemed to make the headache disappear. When I had three doctors looking down at me after coming back from a CT scan, I knew something was seriously wrong.
“It seemed like only yesterday I was diagnosed and treated for lymphoma. In reality, it was five years earlier that this ugly disease overtook my body and changed my entire life. However, I survived and thrived, living a full and enjoyable existence. Of course, this all changed when I was informed that my remission period had ended and I was now faced with a recurrence of the very same non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
“I would recommend laparoscopic surgery to anyone. But basically my advice is to do your homework. Research everything and you'll choose what's best for you.”
“Cosmetic surgery is not a perfect science, so it may take several procedures before you're fully satisfied with the results. I would advise [others in my situation] to weigh the options, be aware of the recovery process of each of the procedures, understand the possible complications or each, and have realistic expectations. Reconstruction was critical for me to feel that I was resuming my life cancer-free.” |
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