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CaliforniaPeggy

(156,192 posts)
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:15 PM Wednesday

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

mr715

(2,831 posts)
10. Congratulations.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:21 PM
Wednesday

There is nothing better than when anxiety lifts.

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

Maru Kitteh

(31,313 posts)
17. CONGRATULATIONS! This is a cause for celebration!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:25 PM
Wednesday

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

Dear_Prudence

(1,058 posts)
20. What a relief!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:32 PM
Wednesday

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
Wednesday

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

(6,192 posts)
23. Excellent news and what a load off your mind!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:33 PM
Wednesday

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

angrychair

(11,766 posts)
28. That is awesome news CP
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:37 PM
Wednesday

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

Moostache

(11,011 posts)
32. Fantastic to see that!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:38 PM
Wednesday

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

(7,276 posts)
38. Whew!! Big relief!! I'm 5 years in remission...
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:44 PM
Wednesday

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
Wednesday

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

Tanuki

(16,324 posts)
43. Oh, dear Peggy, thank you for sharing this wonderful news!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:51 PM
Wednesday

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

(1,298 posts)
46. Oh, CaliforniaPeggy
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:55 PM
Wednesday

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
Wednesday

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

MIButterfly

(2,204 posts)
48. YAHOO!!!!!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 05:02 PM
Wednesday

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
Wednesday

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

(166,263 posts)
69. So glad to hear this
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 05:20 PM
Wednesday

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

(10,870 posts)
71. So happy for you CP! That is fantastic!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 05:21 PM
Wednesday

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

Old Crank

(6,706 posts)
74. That is quite a ride you got
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 05:34 PM
Wednesday

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

malthaussen

(18,431 posts)
82. Nothing malignant could survive in you for too long, Peggy.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 05:58 PM
Wednesday

You're too nice.

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

-- Mal

a kennedy

(35,408 posts)
89. 🥰 🙏🏻 ♥️ 🙏🏻 🥰
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 06:15 PM
Wednesday

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

buzzycrumbhunger

(1,684 posts)
109. Tearfully happy for you
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 07:22 PM
Wednesday

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

(21,312 posts)
110. YAY!! Celebrating!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 07:34 PM
Wednesday


Dance to the music!

Thanks for sharing the great news, Cali Peggy!

happily,
Bright

DET

(2,384 posts)
125. Congrats, Peggy!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 09:10 PM
Wednesday

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

popsdenver

(1,694 posts)
129. Awesome CP
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 09:21 PM
Wednesday

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

KitFox

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

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

(5,091 posts)
142. What a relief.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 10:45 PM
Wednesday

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

hamsterjill

(17,103 posts)
166. So happy to hear this, Peggy.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 03:17 PM
Thursday

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
Thursday

I'm so glad to hear this.

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

Pete

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