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CaliforniaPeggy

(155,491 posts)
Sun Oct 26, 2025, 08:52 PM 12 hrs ago

I have medical news to tell all of you . . .

My oncology doctor wanted me to get an MRI of my brain, to make sure that there are no cancer cells in there.

The MRI happened yesterday and today I got the results.

The report said:

IMPRESSION
No evidence of infarct, hemorrhage, hydrocephalus, mass effect, or abnormal enhancement.


I couldn't figure this out, so I texted one of my doctors and he told me that I'm fine. There is no cancer in my brain.

Big sigh of relief!


PS--I'm going to give each person a rec as soon as I've read what they said. Remember that I value all of you and what you say.

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I have medical news to tell all of you . . . (Original Post) CaliforniaPeggy 12 hrs ago OP
Yes. This is as "clean' a report as you can get. Congrats, Peggy! hlthe2b 12 hrs ago #1
So wonderful to hear! bif 12 hrs ago #2
Big sigh of relief here too Peggy. Thank You for the good news. George McGovern 12 hrs ago #3
Great news!! Laffy Kat 12 hrs ago #4
Winner! Winner! You win for best news of the night. applegrove 12 hrs ago #5
Excellent news! Solly Mack 12 hrs ago #6
WONDERFUL news, Peggy!!! Diamond_Dog 12 hrs ago #7
Great news! CrispyQ 12 hrs ago #8
Yay! Keep on eating all those vegetables in the pics you post each week! /nt bucolic_frolic 12 hrs ago #9
I'm so happy you are A-OK!! /nt sdfernando 12 hrs ago #10
Great news! Permanut 12 hrs ago #11
That's great Peggy! Danmel 12 hrs ago #12
Great news IbogaProject 12 hrs ago #13
Great news, Peggy! SheltieLover 12 hrs ago #14
OMG Peggy FalloutShelter 12 hrs ago #15
So glad to hear! Bristlecone 12 hrs ago #16
That is excellent news!! relayerbob 12 hrs ago #17
Yippee! surfered 12 hrs ago #18
What good news! I'm happy to hear this. yardwork 12 hrs ago #19
Wonderful news! cate94 12 hrs ago #20
Congratulations! Alephy 12 hrs ago #21
So glad to hear this! JohnnyLib2 12 hrs ago #22
Super happy for you, Peggy! Alice Kramden 12 hrs ago #23
Excellent news. sinkingfeeling 12 hrs ago #24
Thank you for sharing your good news! Nt spooky3 12 hrs ago #25
Truly wonderful news, CaliforniaPeggy! Grim Chieftain 12 hrs ago #26
Great news. We wish you complete remission with the lung cancer, and many more years of beautiful photos... NNadir 12 hrs ago #27
Such good news, Peggy! Thanks for the update! highplainsdem 12 hrs ago #28
Great news malaise 12 hrs ago #29
Aces. cachukis 12 hrs ago #30
Yay!! peggysue2 12 hrs ago #31
Phew! Iggo 12 hrs ago #32
Peggy, I am so happy to see this. Raine1967 12 hrs ago #33
This is Super! DeeDeeNY 11 hrs ago #34
Your good news makes me smile. quaint 11 hrs ago #35
A big sigh of relief and then some! 3catwoman3 11 hrs ago #36
Sounds like a good brain mountain grammy 11 hrs ago #37
Great news sweet Peggy! peacebuzzard 11 hrs ago #38
❤️ littlemissmartypants 11 hrs ago #39
Great news, and what a relief! Ocelot II 11 hrs ago #40
Yay you! tavernier 11 hrs ago #41
Great News proud patriot 11 hrs ago #42
And onward you go, CaliforniaPeggy. democrank 11 hrs ago #43
Hooray! 🫂 mwmisses4289 11 hrs ago #44
Fantastic! Hope22 11 hrs ago #45
WHAT GREAT NEWS!! Billsdaughter 11 hrs ago #46
What a relief! I'm so happy to hear your good news! AllyCat 11 hrs ago #47
This is awesome news! I'm so happy for you CalPeggy FakeNoose 11 hrs ago #48
Way to go Peggy multigraincracker 11 hrs ago #49
Thanks for letting us know the good news! nt Exp 11 hrs ago #50
So happy for you, California Peggy! HeartsCanHope 11 hrs ago #51
Excellent news! leftstreet 11 hrs ago #52
Huge relief CP!!!! Thanks Evolve Dammit 11 hrs ago #53
That news True Dough 11 hrs ago #54
Great news DaBronx 11 hrs ago #55
SO glad to hear this! 2naSalit 11 hrs ago #56
Good news indeed! chowder66 11 hrs ago #57
That is the best news, Peggy!! choie 11 hrs ago #58
So happy for you Tree Lady 11 hrs ago #59
Thanks so much for sharing your good news dear Peggy!!! Rhiannon12866 11 hrs ago #60
Sending hugs for receiving the best news! Keep livetohike 11 hrs ago #61
Great news Peggy! kimbutgar 11 hrs ago #62
EXCELLENT! vapor2 11 hrs ago #63
I am thrilled for you and your family, Peggy! summer_in_TX 11 hrs ago #64
... BlueWaveNeverEnd 11 hrs ago #65
So happy to hear Bettie 11 hrs ago #66
We can ALL use some good news. This certainly qualifies! calimary 11 hrs ago #67
Good news. Turbineguy 11 hrs ago #68
Very happy for you and your family with this great report and your DU family is delighted as am I 😊 Deuxcents 10 hrs ago #69
Major "YAY!!!" Best news I've heard all week. fierywoman 10 hrs ago #70
I hope you can do something really big to celebrate. hamsterjill 10 hrs ago #71
Yay! BidenRocks 10 hrs ago #72
Such sweet news, California Peggy Teacher of the Year 10 hrs ago #73
Thank goodness CP popsdenver 10 hrs ago #74
Great News! PurgedVoter 10 hrs ago #75
YAY! i'm really happy for you, peggy. such tremendous news! orleans 10 hrs ago #76
Oh, thank heavens!!!! Maximum Whew!!! How I hope KitFox 10 hrs ago #77
Great news. BadgerMom 10 hrs ago #78
This is wonderful news, CaliforniaPeggy! MIButterfly 10 hrs ago #79
So happy for you! IndyPepper 10 hrs ago #80
So very grateful Mira 10 hrs ago #81
Very glad to hear this, Peggy! Bayard 10 hrs ago #82
You made it to the next round! OAITW r.2.0 10 hrs ago #83
Such good news! FM123 10 hrs ago #84
Yay! area51 10 hrs ago #85
I am so very happy to hear this, Peggy. May your years be long and blessed. Hekate 10 hrs ago #86
Thank God. I am very glad to see this good news. Bless you, Peggy, you are a treasure for me. LoisB 10 hrs ago #87
Great news! barbtries 10 hrs ago #88
Good news! Thanks for letting us know the results of your MRI. FuzzyRabbit 9 hrs ago #89
Hooooooray Codifer 9 hrs ago #90
Great news! Grumpy Old Guy 9 hrs ago #91
Great news! murielm99 9 hrs ago #92
Excellent news. Old Crank 9 hrs ago #93
Very good news Randomthought 9 hrs ago #94
Great news Peggy. boonecreek 9 hrs ago #95
Hurray! ShazzieB 9 hrs ago #96
That's wonderful! rubbersole 8 hrs ago #97
Awesome news! I can't imagine what it must have been like for you KPN 8 hrs ago #98
My dear Ms Peggy, that is such wonderful news!!! Thank you so very niyad 8 hrs ago #99
Very happy to hear your good news! perfessor 8 hrs ago #100
Wonderful news, Peggy! I'm so happy for you.♥️♥️♥️ sueh 8 hrs ago #101
Hallelujah! oldtime dfl_er 8 hrs ago #102
Yay!!!!!! DarthDem 7 hrs ago #103
So glad to hear this. soldierant 7 hrs ago #104
Great news! Keep on keeping on. Love your posts! mobeau69 7 hrs ago #105
A big sigh of relief from me to you. Dear_Prudence 7 hrs ago #106
Great news! I have to admit... flor-de-jasmim 7 hrs ago #107
Wonderful news, Peggy. LudwigPastorius 6 hrs ago #108
Wonderful news. Also, you are one of the few DUers with documented brains. irisblue 5 hrs ago #109
Good news samplegirl 4 hrs ago #110
Great news Duncanpup 4 hrs ago #111
Yay - got to be a load off your mind rurallib 3 hrs ago #112
excellent news! mnhtnbb 2 hrs ago #113
Good news! HAB911 2 hrs ago #114
That's very good TexLaProgressive 2 hrs ago #115
A huge relief and sending all the good vibes for your health, Peggy! gilpo 2 hrs ago #116
congrats peggy for you and your family and friends. dawn5651 2 hrs ago #117
Fantastic Peggy gademocrat7 2 hrs ago #118
The down side is now you have no excuse for forgetting things. marble falls 2 hrs ago #119
Excellent news BumRushDaShow 1 hr ago #120
That is absolutely GREAT News! Callalily 1 hr ago #121
Excellent news I know how you feel. When my lung nodule turned out to be benign. What a relief. Walleye 1 hr ago #122
Wonderful! Mad_Dem_X 1 hr ago #123
I held my breath until I reached the end of your post. cyndensco 1 hr ago #124
You're healed! TheJillMill 1 hr ago #125
Thanks for sharing your good news, Peggy! 70sEraVet 49 min ago #126
Such wonderful news. tblue37 49 min ago #127
YAY!!!! this is great news! Trueblue Texan 43 min ago #128
Fantastic news! lostnfound 32 min ago #129
Great news for you. Congrats. riversedge 30 min ago #130
Yay Peggy! farmbo 18 min ago #131
That's fantastic news! Ilsa 3 min ago #132

Diamond_Dog

(38,867 posts)
7. WONDERFUL news, Peggy!!!
Sun Oct 26, 2025, 09:01 PM
12 hrs ago

Why do we so often get medical reports (from a “Patient Portal” or whatever) before we can talk to our doctor?
Sometimes it causes needless worry. So glad to hear your news was good!

IbogaProject

(5,240 posts)
13. Great news
Sun Oct 26, 2025, 09:08 PM
12 hrs ago

Usually when you get the result before a call the news is more than likely better. Best wishes for an easy, speedy and successful course of treatment.

NNadir

(36,806 posts)
27. Great news. We wish you complete remission with the lung cancer, and many more years of beautiful photos...
Sun Oct 26, 2025, 09:26 PM
12 hrs ago

...from the Manhattan Beach Farmer's market and beyond.

Be well.

peggysue2

(12,257 posts)
31. Yay!!
Sun Oct 26, 2025, 09:33 PM
12 hrs ago

Such good news, Peggy!

You have a very good chance to beat this thing.

Take care,

The other Peggy 😊




Raine1967

(11,667 posts)
33. Peggy, I am so happy to see this.
Sun Oct 26, 2025, 09:36 PM
12 hrs ago

I will continue to look forward to your farm market photos.

And the moon.

Blessed be, dear Peggy.

tavernier

(14,036 posts)
41. Yay you!
Sun Oct 26, 2025, 09:49 PM
11 hrs ago

I had one recently to rule out tumor due to hearing problems. Also negative. Don’t know if I was happiest about the absence of a tumor or the verification that I actually have a brain.

Happy for your good news!

True Dough

(24,874 posts)
54. That news
Sun Oct 26, 2025, 10:07 PM
11 hrs ago

is PICTURE PERFECT!

California Peggy rolls on! Give us another 25 years, at least!

2naSalit

(98,379 posts)
56. SO glad to hear this!
Sun Oct 26, 2025, 10:10 PM
11 hrs ago

You are one of my original favorites here! I have had several of my close friends and relatives deal with cancer this year that I've had enough!

Such good news, dear Peggy!

choie

(6,249 posts)
58. That is the best news, Peggy!!
Sun Oct 26, 2025, 10:14 PM
11 hrs ago

I can only imagine how scary this has been. I’m so happy for you!

Rhiannon12866

(245,673 posts)
60. Thanks so much for sharing your good news dear Peggy!!!
Sun Oct 26, 2025, 10:17 PM
11 hrs ago

We can't imagine DU without your kind and interesting posts!

Deuxcents

(24,499 posts)
69. Very happy for you and your family with this great report and your DU family is delighted as am I 😊
Sun Oct 26, 2025, 10:38 PM
10 hrs ago

hamsterjill

(16,674 posts)
71. I hope you can do something really big to celebrate.
Sun Oct 26, 2025, 10:45 PM
10 hrs ago

I am very happy to learn that our dear Peggy is able to have that sigh of relief. Awesome news!!!

73. Such sweet news, California Peggy
Sun Oct 26, 2025, 10:56 PM
10 hrs ago

I was very scared to open your post. You are one of the few people in my social sphere that brings sunshine.
California Peggy, Dolly Parton, Pepper, (my cat, not famous but very, very full of sunshine)... all sunshine.

I look forward to the beautiful photographs you will be inspired to take with this wind in your sails!

popsdenver

(779 posts)
74. Thank goodness CP
Sun Oct 26, 2025, 10:56 PM
10 hrs ago

that is spectacular news..............

My wife has been fighting Stage Four, for eight years, and all the tests and scans every 2-3 months show that modern medicine and cancer research is providing some impressive results to patients.

Hang in there, I will be thinking of you!

Take good care, and having a good attitude is sooooo important.....

KitFox

(451 posts)
77. Oh, thank heavens!!!! Maximum Whew!!! How I hope
Sun Oct 26, 2025, 11:02 PM
10 hrs ago

the relief of this good news for you will add to your already incredible strength and courage. Love and hugs to you and your loved ones. 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡

MIButterfly

(1,540 posts)
79. This is wonderful news, CaliforniaPeggy!
Sun Oct 26, 2025, 11:04 PM
10 hrs ago

I am so happy to hear this! I'm sure I speak for everyone here when I say we value you, too!

I wish you all the best. Always.

Best regards,
MIButterfly

IndyPepper

(51 posts)
80. So happy for you!
Sun Oct 26, 2025, 11:09 PM
10 hrs ago

This is great news! I've had experience with cancer, both personally and with family members, and waiting on test results is always nerve-wracking. I'm so relieved that your results were positive. Keep hanging in there!

Mira

(22,612 posts)
81. So very grateful
Sun Oct 26, 2025, 11:11 PM
10 hrs ago

Thank you for letting us know, so we can exhale for this part. I'm with you in spirit and much hope overall, and am glad to be kept informed. Love to you, Peggy.

LoisB

(11,911 posts)
87. Thank God. I am very glad to see this good news. Bless you, Peggy, you are a treasure for me.
Sun Oct 26, 2025, 11:35 PM
10 hrs ago

murielm99

(32,448 posts)
92. Great news!
Sun Oct 26, 2025, 11:46 PM
9 hrs ago

Lung cancer loves to metastasize to the brain. It seems to be its favorite place. I am glad yours did not. Mine didn't either. Maybe we will both be on DU for many more years. I will look forward to many more posts from you.

Old Crank

(6,336 posts)
93. Excellent news.
Sun Oct 26, 2025, 11:46 PM
9 hrs ago

My wife got to ring the bell, just before our trip to Greece.
Best of luck with the rest of your treatments.

ShazzieB

(21,868 posts)
96. Hurray!
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 12:31 AM
9 hrs ago

Peggy, I am SO glad to hear this news! Thank you for keeping us all posted, because YOU are very important to ALL of US!


KPN

(16,972 posts)
98. Awesome news! I can't imagine what it must have been like for you
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 01:10 AM
8 hrs ago

waiting for the results and then a clear interpretation.

niyad

(128,075 posts)
99. My dear Ms Peggy, that is such wonderful news!!! Thank you so very
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 01:19 AM
8 hrs ago

much for sharing it with us. Now I can go to sleep with a smile in my heart. Be well and happy.

hugggggs

perfessor

(336 posts)
100. Very happy to hear your good news!
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 01:24 AM
8 hrs ago

We could all use something to smile about.

Best wishes Peggy.

DarthDem

(5,429 posts)
103. Yay!!!!!!
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 02:00 AM
7 hrs ago

What fantastic news!!!!! Congrats, Peggy. Couldn’t have happened to a nicer person.

soldierant

(9,073 posts)
104. So glad to hear this.
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 02:02 AM
7 hrs ago

Does it mean you're about to ring the bell? Or is that still in the future?

flor-de-jasmim

(2,249 posts)
107. Great news! I have to admit...
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 02:32 AM
7 hrs ago

when I read about "abnormal enhancement", my mind went first to plastic surgery!! Stay healthy.

irisblue

(36,365 posts)
109. Wonderful news. Also, you are one of the few DUers with documented brains.
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 04:12 AM
5 hrs ago

🪅🎉🥳🎊🪅🎉🥳

BumRushDaShow

(162,287 posts)
120. Excellent news
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 07:40 AM
1 hr ago

and happy for you!!!

That also indicates that your head hasn't exploded yet with all that has happened the past 10 months!!

Walleye

(42,972 posts)
122. Excellent news I know how you feel. When my lung nodule turned out to be benign. What a relief.
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 08:03 AM
1 hr ago

cyndensco

(1,753 posts)
124. I held my breath until I reached the end of your post.
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 08:32 AM
1 hr ago

I can only imagine how scary it was for you to wait for the results. Great news!

Trueblue Texan

(3,925 posts)
128. YAY!!!! this is great news!
Mon Oct 27, 2025, 08:53 AM
43 min ago

We are rooting for you to kick CA's ASS! May your treatment be smooth and worry free and your journey to put CA behind you swift!

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