Dave Coulier is staying constructive as he battles a “very aggressive” type of most cancers.
The “Full House” star, 65, shared an replace on his most cancers therapy on Friday, posting a photograph on his Instagram story giving a thumbs-up throughout a chemotherapy session.
“Putting a positive spin and sending love to all of you who are battling and going through chemo,” Coulier wrote alongside the snap.
“And remember to laugh ❤️,” he added.
Within the picture, Coulier had an IV line that seemed to be linked to a chemotherapy port in his higher chest, which might stay in place for weeks, months and even years. It permits for blood attracts and drugs administration with out requiring needle sticks every time he’s required to do both of the above, based on the Cleveland Clinic.
It was solely two days in the past that Coulier revealed he had been identified with “a very aggressive form of cancer,” Stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma in October. The comic discovered of his analysis after struggling a foul chilly and noticing swelling in his groin space. These signs led him to go to his physician, who ran some assessments.
“Three days later, my doctors called me back and they said, ‘We wish we had better news for you, but you have non-Hodgkin lymphoma and it’s called B cell and it’s very aggressive,’” Coulier instructed Individuals.
“I went from, I got a little bit of a head cold to I have cancer, and it was pretty overwhelming,” he shared. “This has been a really fast roller coaster ride of a journey.”
Based on the Mayo Clinic, white blood cells in sufferers with non-Hodgkin lymphoma develop abnormally and trigger tumors to develop all through the physique. Coulier’s type of the most cancers, B cell lymphoma, is uncommon.
The actor spoke extra about his most cancers analysis on the “Today” present on Wednesday.
“The first thing I said to them was, ‘Wait a minute — cancer?’” he instructed “Today” host Hoda Kotb. “[I was] feeling like I got punched in the stomach because it never happens to you. You always hear about it happening to someone else.”
Coulier revealed he started chemotherapy two weeks after receiving his analysis and shaved his head as a pre-emptive measure.
“You hear chemo, and it scares the daylights out of you,” he stated. “The first round was pretty intense because you don’t know what to expect. You don’t know how you’re going to feel. Is this going to hit me immediately? Is it going to be devastating? Am I going to walk out of here?”
Coulier revealed he will probably be receiving six rounds of chemo each three weeks and expects to complete his therapy in February.
Talking with Individuals, Coulier shared that his bone marrow check final week got here again unfavorable. The outcomes imply that “at that point, my chances of curable went from something low to 90% range,” he defined. “And so that was a great day.”
