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Lymphoma (Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin)

Archives for August 2003

my research
Hello Everyone! I am doing my own amateur *research* on the types of medicines and chemotherapy people have had or are currently taking. If you wouldn't mind giving me the names and even the dosage, but I will settle for just names of meds, I would really appreciate it! Please dont worry about spelling :-) You can email me…
my own research
Hello Everyone! I am doing my own amateur *research* on the types of medicines and chemotherapy people have had or are currently taking. If you wouldn't mind giving me the names and even the dosage, but I will settle for just names of meds, I would really appreciate it! Please dont worry about spelling :-) You can email me…
bummed
I recently was told I'm in complete remission. I'm very excited to have my life back- in fact since the cancer I even got married but for some reason I've been feeling so depressed. I went through this before and have since started taking antidepressents, I've felt pretty good since then until lately. I know that this is…
Getting ready to start Radiation.....need advice
So I have made it through 10 treatments of ABVD with one more cycle to go, I begin my appointments with my radiation oncologist next week...... What should I be prepared for? The pamplets speak about fatigue that would begin about 4 weeks into radiation and could possible last for several months......has this been the case…
very tired of drs and test.
3/20/03 was the start of another health problem for my daughter. with a bone growth problem both knees/legs - drs & three surgeries since age 2. now at the age of 15 she should be done with drs and enjoy life; she started the spring off with stage 3 hodgkins, neck,chest,spleen. and so the battle began. now after cheom/raid…
I think it's back and I am terrified!
Hi all, I haven't posted on here...I could give you a range of excuses, but none really matter. I am a 24-year-old mom of two beautiful children and full time merchandiser and mystery shopper. My husband and I live with his parents in Oklahoma. I have been having some problems lately. I have had hot flashes/night sweats,…
Allo man
thank you for your advice, My son is 25 years old he has a 6 year old son, he is doing everything to stay alive for his son. My son name is Danny. At a time like this you don't know if you are making the right choices, alternative, or more chemo that could kill him. The doctor said that a bone marrow transplant is out of…
Alternative treatment
the Biopsy confirmed that my son still has cancer, the doctors say that he has a moderate aggressive hodgkins, after discussing all of the options(few), my son has decied to undergo more chemo, they hope to put him into remission where more options will be open to him. He only has a 5% chance of cure. We were thinking of…
Just wanted to vent
My name is Doreen, I was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma in March of 2001. I had been recently married to a wonderful man and knew that we could get through anything. I went through 12 sessions of ABVD, got extremely sick and of course lost my hair and stayed in bed pretty much all the time. After it was all said and…
not the only one
finally-I'm not the only one! I finished 6 months of ABVD in Feb. 2003 and 1 month of radiation and I also keep gaining weight. I've gained 40lbs since I was diagnosed last August. I'm happy the cancer is gone but when is the weight gain going to stop, I feel like its out of control. I see my dr. tomorrow-I'm afarid to…
Bcell with immune system complcns in pulmonary, eyes
Richard, now 47, diagnosed May2001 after loaf-bread size tumor in stomach. UCLA hotshots left it untreated except for brief May2002 round of rutuxin withone additional experimental drug, an immune system booster oligonucleotide. No change in tumor but by July 02 he noticed increasing difficulty breathing and chalked it up…
"metabolic damage"
I think you suspicions are correct. I have always been very active and work out and run all the time but my weights keeps going up. I finished my 6 months of ABVD and radiation in the last few monts and have been getting heavier. I suspect that all this **** they pumped into us messed up our metabolism. I am going to make…

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