Hodgkin lymphomaRemission
Every medication I was given worked for a little while, then the symptoms came back. That's what kept me unsure for so long. One doctor thought it was a virus, which explained why it was dragging on, so there was always a reason to wait a bit longer.
What changed was that I got fed up. Nothing was working, the answers had stopped making sense, and my gut told me something bigger was going on. So I asked to be referred to a specialist.
If you're in that loop, ask your PCP for the referral. You don't have to be certain to ask.
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