Full house Star Dave Coulier has revealed that he has been diagnosed with stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of blood cancer.
Appearing in the Today showThe 65-year-old actor opened up about being diagnosed with a “very treatable” form of cancer just over a month ago. “It swelled up right away,” he recalled of the golf ball-sized lump in his groin.
“I thought, 'Wow, either I'm really sick or my body is really reacting to something,'” Coulier continued. Her doctor then ordered a series of blood tests that “came back very well,” but they decided to remove the lump and do a biopsy just in case.
Just three days later, Coulier was told she had B-cell lymphoma. “(My doctors) said, 'Hey, we wish we had better news, but you have non-Hodgkin lymphoma, B-cell lymphoma,'” she said. Today host Hoda Kotb. “The first thing I said to them was, 'Wait a minute: cancer?'”
Coulier added that he felt like “he was punched in the stomach because that never happens to you. “You always hear about it happening to someone else.”
After accepting the diagnosis, Coulier discovered she had stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, meaning the cancer has not spread outside the lymphatic system. Doctors told him that the curability was “more than 90%,” according to Today.
Immediately afterward, Coulier underwent surgery to install a chemotherapy port, which is used to deliver medications. “You hear chemotherapy and it scares the hell out of you,” she said. “You don't know how you're going to feel. Will this affect me immediately? Will it be devastating? Am I going to get out of here?
The first round was better than expected and Coulier will have a total of six rounds every 21 days with treatment ending in February 2025. He hopes for “complete remission.”
Meanwhile, Coulier has continued recording his Full rewind podcast with new co-host Marla Sokoloff, who played Gia Mahan in Full house and Most complete house. He also hopes to see John Stamos later this week.
Dave Coulier announced TODAY that he has been diagnosed with stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of blood cancer that begins in the lymphatic system.
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