Rock singer Ryan Hamilton has been public about the ins and outs of his ongoing cancer battle. Now the singer is opening about what happened.
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Taking to Substack, the rock singer revealed that he suffered stomach pain before his diagnosis.
"A few weeks ago, I thought I had a stomach ache," he wrote. "Turns out, I have cancer. Bad enough that I knew something wasn't right."
So the singer went to a Texas emergency room. Sadly, doctors determined that something wasn't right with Hamilton.
"At the emergency room, they discovered that my spleen was enormous," he wrote. "Not a little enlarged. Not something they'd keep an eye on. ENORMOUS. The doctors told me they had rarely, if ever, seen a spleen that size. They don't understand how it didn't rupture. Had it ruptured, I probably wouldn't be writing this."
Further tests would diagnose him with Mantle Cell Lymphoma. After weeks in the hospital, he finally was able to go home.
Rock Singer Talks Cancer Diagnosis
"I. Am. HOME," he wrote. "Sorry for the lack of updates (I know people are worried). It takes a small pharmacy to keep me upright/alive. But I am hell bent on beating this cancer. Cancer? It still doesn't feel real to say it. Moving forward I am going to need your support more than ever. It's going to be a long road. But I am SO THANKFUL for all the love, support, messages etc. There was a time, just a week or 2 ago, when I wasn't sure if I'd still be here. BUT HERE I AM. For Della, for my family & friends. For myself ... and all of you. Let's kick this cancer's ass, shall we?"
It has been a process for the rock singer.
"After more testing & a bone marrow biopsy my diagnosis has changed to Mantle Cell Lymphoma,"
he wrote on Facebook. "Slightly different, & maybe a little more challenging, but with a similar treatment plan. I've had a couple of rounds of chemo here in the hospital, which is doing what it needs to do."They have decided to keep me here for 7-10 more days," he continued. "I will continue to receive treatment. Then I will begin an outpatient treatment plan, chemo etc ... & I'll have to take a pill for the rest of my life. I am VERY lucky to be alive, & it was very touch & go for a few days there. Feeling incredibly grateful to still be here, & to have all of the incredible support. THANK YOU. Please keep all of the comments, messages, prayers etc coming. It's really lifting my spirits. I love you all."
