Getting Diagnosed with Mantle Cell Lymphoma | Jason’s Story | The Patient Story | The Patient Story

It started with a rash on his arm, then grew into rashes everywhere. Jason was told he was dealing with different things and told to use different soap. Soon, he realized it was beyond what hew as being told. Thankfully, after some blood tests, one doctor told Jason it might be something “rare.” After more procedures, it was confirmed: he had mantle cell lymphoma, one of 70 subtypes of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Hear Jason share everything from bone marrow biopsies to figuring out what treatment he’d pursue. Thank you, Jason, for sharing your story with us! In this Series: Jason shares everything from first symptoms and diagnosis, through deciding to go into a clinical trial instead of standard chemotherapy, and impact to his day to day life in our three-video series. Thank you, Jason, for sharing your story! Videos Series: 1) Getting Diagnosed with Mantle Cell Lymphoma: This Video 2) Mantle Cell Lymphoma Treatment (and Clinical Trial):    • Mantle Cell Lymphoma Treatment (and Clinic...   3) Living After My Cancer Diagnosis:    • Living After My Cancer Diagnosis | Jason’s...   Full story & transcript → https://www.thepatientstory.com/mantl... The interview has only been edited for clarity. Join Our Community: Website : https://www.thepatientstory.com/ Facebook: @ThePatientStory Instagram: @ThePatientStory Twitter: @patient_story ______________________________ Contents of this video: 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - Tell us about yourself 02:31 - What were the 1st symptoms? 06:46 - Describe the skin biopsy 10:07 - Surprise bone marrow biopsy 11:24 - The impact of a sudden procedure 12:57 - Describe the PET / CT scan 19:42 - Describe the bone marrow biopsy 24:09 - Processing the cancer diagnosis ______________________________ #thepatientstory #patientstories #cancerstories #cancerpatient #cancersurvivor #lymphoma #nonhodgkinlymphoma #mantlecelllymphoma #rarecancer #bloodcancer