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David Quessenberry Out/Back In

Yeah just heard this from ND Kalu. Prayers said for him and family. Come on Newton it is your time to shine
 
Thankfully for David, MD Anderson is right down the street.

Stay strong.
 
Oh god that is terrible news. Some things are just much bigger than football :(

Prayers and thoughts with Quessenberry and his family. Hopefully they've caught it early and the doctors can do their work.
 
Sometimes we are all forced to remember that this is just a game, and we all have bigger and more important things in our lives.

Thoughts and Prayers to Q and his family.
 
He's already under MD Anderson's care.

I still have high hopes for him and wish him the best throughout his recovery. Lymphoma is very beatable as long as it hasn't begun to attack organs.

Good luck, Q
 
Full statement RE: David Quessenberry
It is with a heavy heart that we must announce that a member of our REP 1 Family has been diagnosed with Lymphoma. Houston Texans 23-year-old offensive lineman, David Quessenberry, will be leaving the game for an extended period of time while he undergoes treatment for Non-Hodgkins T Lymphoblastic Lymphoma.

David was diagnosed with the illness last Tuesday. He believed he had been suffering from a chest cold when he experienced shortness of breath at a Texans practice on June 3rd. David was admitted to MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston later that day, where he immediately began treatment that evening.

The goal of David's treatment is to cure the disease, so he can return to the life that he has worked so hard to earn. David is extremely positive and determined to win this fight against cancer. Our love for David is strong and we are praying for him and his family during this difficult time. All of your positive thoughts and prayers for David are encouraged and appreciated.

James Palmer ‏@JPalmerCSN
“I'm gonna kick the crap outta this thing & come back even stronger! I will win this fight”

#Texans David Quessenberry on lymphoma diagnosis.
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Please leave well wishes for David Quessenberry in the comment section.
 
Wow ... that's awful. I had high hopes for him this year. I think he's better than people realize. Hope he kicks it and gets well soon.
 
As bad as the news is for the team, it is worse for the man and his family. May the Lord help him recover.

The failure to draft a right tackle now glows hotter. I'm for trading 2015 #1 pick and some others for Matthews or Robinson.
 
David Quessenberry @DavidQberry
Can't even begin to express my gratitude to the amazing outpouring of Love and Prayers for me and my family. The support has been incredible

I have been diagnosed with cancer. My fight has just begun. As long as I have breath in my lungs I will fight this disease, and I will win.


James Palmer ‏@JPalmerCSN
From every player we talked to today, they all said the same thing. David Quessenberry is as tough as they come. #Texans

Duane Brown said when he visited Quessenberry, Q told him not to be sad for him, that he'll beat it. Considers him to be a little brother.

Dave Zangaro ‏@DZangaro 25s
"It just hit me like a ton of bricks." Duane Brown on Quessenberry's diagnosis

Chris Myers said they've already visited Quessenberry a bunch. Said Q is a "big grinder." #Texans

Drew Dougherty ‏@DoughertyDrew
"Whatever he needs from us, we'll be there for him."-#Texans C Chris Myers on Quessenberry.
PDS ‏@PatDStat
Duane Brown said he takes the field for himself but he will have Q in the back of his mind now. #Texans

Duane Brown and Chris Myers have visited Quessenberry at the hospital. Brown said he is taking it hard because he took Q under his wing.

Duane Brown said this is "very tough" to deal with news on Quessenberry. #Texans


Head coach Bill O’Brien wasn’t scheduled to speak to the media on Tuesday but did to make this statement.

“Over the last few days we learned of David Quessenberry’s diagnosis with lymphoma. And we just want everybody to know, most especially David Quessenberry, that we’re very much in David Quessenberry’s corner. The one thing that’s really stood out to me personally in our coaching staff, we’ve been over there to visit him, is what an impressive young man this guy is. He’s a guy that wanted his team to know right away, his teammates to know he was going to fight this thing and he was going to beat it. And we’re all behind him and we know that he’s going to do that.

“He’s at the best medical facility, cancer facility, for what he has, over there at MD Anderson and they’ve been great with him. And just, again, from our staff and our team to David and his family: We’re all in his corner and we look forward to the day that he beats it and he returns to the Houston Texans.”
 
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Doubt he'll be back this season, but I expect him to fully recover. By the sounds of it, he's determined to kick it.

Brian T. Smith ‏@ChronBrianSmith · 1m
Jacoub said Quessenberry's lymphoma is expected to require 4-6 months of treatment and he could return for 2015 season.

Brian T. Smith ‏@ChronBrianSmith · 9m
Hematologist, cancer specialist Dr. Jack Jacoub said #Texans' Quessenberry has a high-grade lymphoma that requires intensive chemotherapy
 
Thoughts and prayers for his family.

This is a relatively rare form of leukemia and he's got a tough road ahead of him. His best shot is with MD Anderson so we can hope for the best.
 
“I'm gonna kick the crap outta this thing & come back even stronger! I will win this fight”

#Texans David Quessenberry on lymphoma diagnosis.

That's the spirit Q!!!

We're all pulling for ya!!
 
Some good information about all of this.

"It's a rapidly growing lymphoma. ... But the tumors that grow most rapidly are usually the ones most sensitive to chemotherapy."

Quessenberry's high "performance data" -- age, excellent shape, etc. -- may greatly work in his favor during treatment. #Texans

Thoughts and prayers to you and your family, David.
 
I was diagnosed with Stage IV Non Hodgkin's at the age of 27. Was treated at MDA, was unable to work for 9 months or so, but came back fine. They are the best. He can beat this.
 
I have discovered that Quessenberry has been diagnosed specifically with T-cell lymphoblastic non-hodgkins lymphoma. T-cell as opposed to B-cell is quite uncommon (15% / 85% ratio), and T-cell generally carries a significantly poorer prognosis. The lymphoblastic variety makes up only 2%. In most cases, lymphoblastic lymphoma progresses to Stage IV prior to diagnosis. Tumors in this stage have spread to the bone marrow, spleen, and central nervous system. Chemotherapy, with or without radiation therapy, is the classic therapy, but bone marrow transplants have shown great response in appropriate cases, especially in cases of first time recurrences. As long as the disease is caught before significant bone marrow involvement is present, with intensive therapy, this particular T-cell variant the Quess has can sometimes be cured or placed in long term remission (~50%), even in stage 4.

Not knowing his disease's exact extent of involvement, I join in wishing Quess a complete recovery and a return to the Texans following his lengthy intensive treatments, and an adequate post-treatment rest and significant "rebuild" period.
 
I have discovered that Quessenberry has been diagnosed specifically with T-cell lymphoblastic non-hodgkins lymphoma. T-cell as opposed to B-cell is quite uncommon (15% / 85% ratio), and T-cell generally carries a significantly poorer prognosis. The lymphoblastic variety makes up only 2%. In most cases, lymphoblastic lymphoma progresses to Stage IV prior to diagnosis. Tumors in this stage have spread to the bone marrow, spleen, and central nervous system. Chemotherapy, with or without radiation therapy, is the classic therapy, but bone marrow transplants have shown great response in appropriate cases, especially in cases of first time recurrences. As long as the disease is caught before significant bone marrow involvement is present, with intensive therapy, this particular T-cell variant the Quess has can sometimes be cured or placed in long term remission (~50%), even in stage 4.

Not knowing his disease's exact extent of involvement, I join in wishing Quess a complete recovery and a return to the Texans following his lengthy intensive treatments, and an adequate post-treatment rest and significant "rebuild" period.
I was just going to post similar info, thanks Doc. Folks this does not sound good especially with him saying chest cold symptoms which could mean metastases to lungs/stomach. This is the type cancer my younger brother died of 1998. Mike thought it was a sore throat & put off going to doctor until I got involved. Diagnosed in February, dies in August as it advanced very quickly. Hopefully treatment has advanced as chemo offered little for my brother. His last couple months were terrible.
 
I was diagnosed with Stage IV Non Hodgkin's at the age of 27. Was treated at MDA, was unable to work for 9 months or so, but came back fine. They are the best. He can beat this.

Yes sir. My wife as well and they are the best.
 
This is terrible news indeed and Non-Hodgkin's T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma doesn't have a good prognosis as CnD mentioned. But I can tell you as someone who has worked at Anderson: it's the place to be if you have cancer. It's all cancer all day everyday from basic research to translational medicine. It's going to be a tough battle but with Anderson's experts and Quessenberry's strength I hope he'll come out victorious.
 
I hate even thinking or talking about cancer. So I hate saying this, but even when he kicks it, he's going to be a shell of himself physically. Those of you who have been around cancer patients know what a toll it and chemo take on the body. 300 lb. physical specimens don't just happen, and building one from a cancer stricken, chemo depleted body is going to be one helluva task. I hope he makes it back to the NFL as a player, but I seriously doubt 2015.
 
I hate even thinking or talking about cancer. So I hate saying this, but even when he kicks it, he's going to be a shell of himself physically. Those of you who have been around cancer patients know what a toll it and chemo take on the body. 300 lb. physical specimens don't just happen, and building one from a cancer stricken, chemo depleted body is going to be one helluva task. I hope he makes it back to the NFL as a player, but I seriously doubt 2015.

That's certainly a very important point you emphasized. That's exactly why in my post I qualified, after "an adequate post-treatment rest and significant "rebuild" period.
 
I was just going to post similar info, thanks Doc. Folks this does not sound good especially with him saying chest cold symptoms which could mean metastases to lungs/stomach. This is the type cancer my younger brother died of 1998. Mike thought it was a sore throat & put off going to doctor until I got involved. Diagnosed in February, dies in August as it advanced very quickly. Hopefully treatment has advanced as chemo offered little for my brother. His last couple months were terrible.

Sorry to hear about your brother. I did want to clarify one thing. Lung metastasis is not very classic to this particular type of malignancy, especially early on. Quessenberry was reported to have had fatigue and coughing for a week prior to his workup. The thymus gland, which is located just behind the upper sternum (breast bone) and just in front of the trachea (windpipe that leads to the lungs), is where this malignancy first begins to grow. As is grows in that confined space, it cannot expand forward because of the non-yielding boney sternum, so it compresses the tracheal tube behind it.........causing difficulty in breathing and coughing.....often one of the first presenting symptoms (along with fatigue) in this condition. So it is possible that this malignancy may have been caught earlier than later, possibly affording him a better prognosis. It is still mostly up to the extent of bone marrow involvement (a status were are at this time not privy to) which will be the most significant factor in determining his potential for a good response to treatments.
 
Sometimes we are all forced to remember that this is just a game, and we all have bigger and more important things in our lives.

Thoughts and Prayers to Q and his family.

My mother passed away from lymphoma. It was too far advanced when the doctors found out what she had, though. Hopefully with David, they caught it in time. I wish to add my thoughts and prayers to David as well.
 
All my thoughts and prayers are focused on the person, not the player.

Personally, I doubt he will ever play in the NFL after this, but if anyone can do it, DQ can. Much more importantly, he has a bigger battle on his hands.

Forget about the football field. At this point coming back and living a normal long life would be like winning 10 super bowls.

All the best DQ. You got this!
 
Was really looking forward to seeing him starting this year. Now I'm looking forward to him beating this.
 
John McClain ‏@McClain_on_NFL
Texans o linemen with David Quessenberry (77) today at practice. He's battling lymphnoma.
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AdamWexlerCSN @awexler
"We know he's struggling, we know he's hurting. It meant a lot to us to have him come out there," Ben Jones on Quessenberry #Texans

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David Quessenberry @DavidQberry
Back home outta round three of chemo. Wish I was out with my brothas at training camp. Never outta the fight! #DQStrong

David Quessenberry @DavidQberry · Jul 19
Round 3 starts Monday. Hope to see you at Relay for Life on 7/26 in Carlsbad. I'll be there! More info at http://relayforlife.org #dqstrong

David Quessenberry @DavidQberry · Jul 16
“You beat cancer by HOW you live, WHILE you live, so LIVE. FIGHT.” - @StuartScott

David Quessenberry @DavidQberry · Jul 14
Big thanks to @erikmagnuson78 and the @umichfootball O-line. They know what that #trenchlife is all about. #DQstrong
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David Quessenberry @DavidQberry · Jul 8
Cancer messed with the wrong dude. Find the strength to push through the hard days! Still fighting #DQstrong
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David Quessenberry @DavidQberry · Jul 4
Damn proud to be an American. Happy 4th everybody! Let Freedom ring!

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CharitaBulls @CharitaBulls · Jun 22

Today was a great day w/a BUNCH of amazing @HoustonTexans fans showing our love for @DavidQberry #WeRunGameForDQ ❤️

David Quessenberry @DavidQberry · Jun 22
Officially rockin the Bald Eagle! Checkin in for round two chemo next week. The fight continues #DQstrong
 
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