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Houston Texans OL David Quessenberry in remission from lymphoma

By Patrick Schmidt

Oct 9, 2014; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Texans guard David Quessenberry (77) walks onto the field before a game against the Indianapolis Colts at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 9, 2014; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Texans guard David Quessenberry (77) walks onto the field before a game against the Indianapolis Colts at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports /
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Texans offensive lineman David Quessenberry is in remission from the lymphoma that caused him to miss the entire 2014 season.

David Quessenberry shared the best news about his battle with lymphoma that caused him to miss the entire 2014 season with the Houston Texans.

After he thought was a simple cold developed into something much worse and he struggled to breathe, emergency room doctors discovered a collapsed left lung, 2.5 liters of fluid in his right lung and a mass in his lymph nodes. He was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma in June.

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Quessenberry, 24, gave an update about his fight at a team outing at Texas Children’s Hospital and said he is in remission and moving into the maintenance phase of his treatment.

“I finished radiation two weeks ago. I’m officially in remission. I love saying that,” Quessenberry said, via David Nuno of ABC13.

He loves saying and of course we love hearing it and relaying the good news.

Quessenberry later posted the news on his twitter account and thanked everyone for their well wishes.

Quessenberry was a sixth round pick in the 2013 NFL Draft out of San Jose State.

Last November, Quessenberry addressed his fight with the Los Angeles Daily News.

“I’m just focused on beating it. It’s not about what the percentages are.”

“Every day is different,” he says. “Some days are good. Some days are bad. More good days than bad days, I would say. It’s not easy going through chemotherapy. You have a lot of peaks and valleys. Some days you’re feeling good. … (Other days), you’re really tired. You’re exhausted. You never want to get out of bed.”

He underwent chemotherapy at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston that allowed him to stay close to his teammates and attend team meetings and film sessions when his health allowed.

“That has been some of the best medicine for me,” he says.

With Quessenberry moving into the maintenance phase, here’s to hoping he will be able to resume his playing career at some point and return to the group of guys who helped him through his treatment.

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